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32nd Assembly District candidates express diverse opinions
By Dennis West
Voters in the 32nd Assembly District
have a choice between four candidates the
Nov. 2 general election: Republican Tyler
August, Democrat Doug Harrod,
Independent
Dan
Kilkenny
and
Independent Rick Pappas. All four candidates attended a voter’s forum sponsored
by the Delavan-Delavan Lake Chamber of
Commerce on Oct. 12. John Scherer was
the moderator.
August (27) has a bachelor of arts
degree in political science from UWMadison. Since graduating, he has served
as Rep. Tom Lothian’s chief of staff in
Madison for the past six years.
Asked what would the most important
job for the next legislature, he said, “We
must get spending under control and cut
where cutting makes sense, which to me is
pretty much everywhere. Raising taxes is
the last thing in the world we should ever
consider, especially in this economy. … I
will never vote for a tax increase of any
kind, ever. If I do, I will resign the office
the next day.”
August said he is the only candidate
in the race with proven, conservative
leadership within state government. “I
have seen firsthand the destruction Gov.
Doyle and his liberal cronies have done
in our state, and I am the only candidate
with the necessary experience to tackle
the more important issues of the day.”
August lists his activity in Republican
Party politics as his main experience. In
his candidacy announcement, he said,
“August has proven conservative leadership through his role as the Chairman and
Vice Chairman of the Republican Party of
Walworth County and his current position
as Republican Party Chairman for Paul
Ryan’s 1st Congressional District. August
Candidates for 32nd State Assemblyman preparing to answer questions during a voter forum at the Oct. 12 Delavan Lake
Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon meeting were (from left) Doug Harrod (Dem.), Tyler August (Rep.), Rick Papas (Ind) and Dan
Kilkenny (Ind.).
(Beacon photo)
also serves on the Republican Party of
Wisconsin’s Executive Committee and is a
member of the national conservative grassroots organization Americans for
Prosperity, best known for its recent work
hosting TEA (Taxed Enough Already) parties across the country. August also serves
as the Republican appointee to the
Walworth County Board of Canvas and
was a member of State Senator Neal
Kedzie’s campaign team during Kedzie’s
first State Senate election.”
Proud of being extremely conservative,
August, when asked if he identifies with
the Tea Party movement, said “I identify
with the tea party movement and those
within it because I am one of those within
it. Through my involvement with
Americans for Prosperity, I have had the
opportunity to work closely with many tea
party activists and have seen firsthand their
dedication to the conservative cause. I am
proud to fight along side them to win our
country back.”
He calls President Obama’s healthcare
program a travesty and would be in favor
of getting rid of the state’s BadgerCare
healthcare program, which he says taxpayers can’t afford.
“Market driven solutions will drive
down the cost of healthcare,” he said. “We
need to try to lower the overall cost [of
healthcare] so we won’t have to depend so
much on government programs.
“I will continue to work to eliminate
useless government programs and force
government to run more efficiently,” he
said. “This will lead to reductions in
spending and cutting taxes, which is the
only way to convince businesses to move
into Wisconsin and provide the familysupporting jobs this state is desperately
lacking.”
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He says his six years of working for
Rep. Tom Lothian has given him the experience to know his way around the
Legislature and its processes. “I’ll be ready
to go on day one,” he said. “No one will
have to show me where the bathrooms are.”
Harrod, who just celebrated his 65th
birthday, is a resident of Genoa City and a
teacher at Badger High School in Lake
Geneva with 42 years of educational experience. He characterizes himself as a progressive Democrat who has been involved
in small business ventures for nearly 20
years and has agricultural experience from
earlier in his life. He says he understands
the satisfaction, as well as the problems
and risks involved in those fields.
He is married to Kathryn, a health care
professional, who is employed by Aurora
Health Care as a Certified Nurse Midwife
and at Marquette University as an
Assistant Clinical Professor in their Nurse
Midwifery Program.
The couple have three children:
Zachary, a 30 year old son; Megan, a 27
year old daughter and Mikaela, a 15 year
old daughter.
Harrod ran against Tom Lothian for the
Assembly seat in 2008.
“There are many important issues for
Wisconsin residents following the exciting
and historical elections of 2008,” he said in
a statement posted on his Web site.
“Wisconsin and the nation are facing challenges that require cooperation and compromise between elected officials. Many
of the issues are interrelated between the
state and national level. An example of this
is the area of health care, which continues
to be a concern to residents.
“Attracting businesses and encouraging entrepreneurship will bring meaningful opportunities for employment in this
difficult economic time. The care of the
environment and support for the family
farm are important in this district. The
Smart Growth Plans to be implemented in
2010, will have a huge impact on the environment and agriculture. Education and
the funding of public education are critical
to all citizens, not just those of school age
children. Residents must be able to feel
comfortable relating their opinions to their
representative and have a response in a
timely manner.
Dan Kilkenny, 54, is running as an
independent. A lifelong resident of the
32nd District, except for the time he spent
in college in Madison earning his degree
in Economics (1978) and his Law degree
(1982).
“I am the 11th child in a family of
twelve, so I know the meaning of austerity,” he said. “I graduated from DelavanDarien High School in 1974. I am selfemployed and have had a General Practice
of Law in Delavan, since 1982. My areas
of practice have been residential real
estate, small businesses, estates and estate
planning and family law. In short I represented real people with every day issues.
“I own Real Estate both personally and
for business and pay real estate taxes on
both. As a small business owner I have
also paid business, sales and employment
taxes for more than 25 years.
Kilkenny invited attendees of the candidate forum to “make history and elect an
Independent to represent the 32nd
Assembly District. I know we have elected
Republicans in Walworth County since the
Civil War. Doug Harrod and I supported
Abe Lincoln. Tyler probably doesn’t
remember it,” he quipped. “Tyler talks
about cutting medicare and medical insurance. He has always had medical insurance
and hasn’t had to worry about it. As independent businessmen, Rick and I have had
to be concerned about the cost of providing
insurance for our families. For anyone who
doesn’t know what that entails, it’s darned
expensive and getting worse all the time.
Market forces will not solve that problem.”
Kilkenny is the only candidate in the
race who has actually held public office.
He first held office in 1991-92 as a
Delavan
Lake
Sanitary
District
Commissioner. He has served on the
Darien Town Board since 2001 and the
Walworth County Board since 2006. He is
currently vice-chair of that body.
He also served as Chairman of the
Walworth County Technical Advisory
Committee for Smart Growth from 20042009, director of the Land Trust of
Walworth County from 2005-2009, Child
Custody and Placement Mediator in the
Walworth County Family Court from 20042006, a member of the Wisconsin Dept. of
Regulation and Licensing Task Force on
Cemetery Laws from 1998-1999, Delavan
Lake Sanitary District Commissioner from
1991-1992 and President of the Walworth
County Cemetery Association since 1993.
“I am in this race to win,” he said. “Now
is the time. The electorate wants a new
direction. People are fed up with partisan
fighting. Fewer people identify themselves
Oct. 22, 2010
as belonging to, or identifying with either
party. And for good reason - the parties represent the monied special interests and party
power, not the people who elect them.
“I recently read that lobbyists in
Wisconsin spent almost $54 million in the
last two-year legislative term. That is over
$400,000 for each legislator. It raises the
question, ‘Are the lobbyists stupid or do
they get what they pay for?’ You know the
answer.”
His Web site is kilkennyforassembly.com.
Rick Pappas, (47), is a bookkeeper
who lives in Fontana. Although he has not
been elected to public office, he is serving
on the Fontana Lakefront and Harbor
Committee, the Protection Committee and
the Board of Review, as well as the boards
of other clubs and organizations.
“I grew up in a family with a long history of running small businesses,” he says.
“I learned early that every penny spent
affects the bottom line and a business cannot survive long, if it spends more than it
takes in. A business needs to constantly
focus on, and attend to, the needs of it customers or it will fail. I believe government
has to be run like a business. It takes strong
leaders with business experience to run a
state government that out competes other
state governments. I have that experience
and I am a strong leader. I can make unbiased, objective decisions. I am not aligned
with any party or special interest groups. I
am flexible and will listen to any point of
view. I scrutinize the decisions I make
from a skeptical point of view. I will be the
most transparent member of the Assembly,
by maintaining a Web site blog and twitter
page of my day to day interactions and
business. I state my opinion whether you
are in favor of it or not. I can say no.
Asked what he thought should be done
about the state budget deficit, Pappas said,
“We have to balance the budget now and
we have to be proactive about managing it
in the future. We should receive value for
every dollar spent. We need to scrutinize
and have every department head justify
every dollar spent. For too long we have
been automatically funding increases for
government programs. What should matter
as to whether a program is funded and to
what level it is funded, is what value is
received, not whether the program’s advocates are the most vocal, most politically
connected or most willing to back other
programs and proposals. We need to end
the practice of raiding segregated funds as
a source of funding. We should move
towards a constitutional amendment
requiring a balanced budget based on realistic revenue projections. We should base
these projections on an unemployment rate
of 7.5% or the previous year’s rate if higher than 7.5%. In years with an unemployment rate lower than 7.5% we should generate a surplus.
In closing statements, August said the
state is in dire financial trouble due to bad
decisions made by legislators in both parties. “We need zero-based budgeting in
which departments need to justify every
dollar they want to spend. As it stands now,
departmental budgets are based on what
they spent the year before and how much
more they can get for the coming period.
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I met Sandy Teichow when I was
writing an article about the historical
buildings in Sharon, Wis., and she was
heading the Sharon Main Street program. She was a delight to work with;
always positive and helpful.
I lost touch with her after she left the
job in Sharon. It turned out that she and
her husband, Denny, had taken jobs with
Quality Schools International to teach in
Sarajevo. QSI is a company that operates
English-speaking schools for the children of diplomats and business people
who are stationed overseas.
After their stint in Eastern Europe,
the couple moved back to the area, settling in Lake Geneva. They later worked
for a year in Ukraine.
While taking pictures at the Lake
Geneva Oktoberfest a couple of years
ago, I encountered the couple, who were
volunteering for some organization and
handing out literature on Broad Street.
They had always been fans of The
Beacon, and said that they could do anything to help, they would be glad to.
I said we could really use a Web site
and Denny immediately volunteered to
put one together for us. His subsequent
work has been typical of the generosity
that both of them have shown to us, and
countless others.
When Denny called a friend at QSI
in January to ask him a question, the
man said he had a vacancy at their
school in Minsk, Belarus, and asked if
they would be interested in filling out
the semester there.
“When would you want us?” Denny
asked.
“Wednesday,” the man replied.
Without hesitation, Denny said OK
and the couple set about getting their
Denny and Sandy Teichow in Minsk, Belarus, early this year. The couple were
teaching at an English language school there, as they had done in Sarajevo and
Ukraine.
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affairs in order, in less than a week, for a
prolonged stay out of the country.
I printed a couple of excerpts from
their on-line newsletter, Minsk Meets,
that they posted while they were there. I
had asked them for a photo, but it arrived
too late to run with the articles. So it has
been in my “current issue” folder ever
since and is now printed above.
Although the youngest 70- and 67year-olds I have ever met, I was constantly amazed at their energy and willingness to undertake the most strenuous
travels, including portaging for miles
across country to reach their rustic cabin
in Canada.
We recently met for dinner at
Calabria in Elkhorn and they filled us in
on the details of their stay in Minsk. As
usual, we had a wonderful time with
these two delightful people.
Sandy stopped at our house/office
one day and picked flowers in our garden. She then hopped into her aged
Mazda Miata convertible and, after waving gaily, shot up the road to another des-
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tination. It was the last time we saw her.
I was shocked and saddened to read
the other night that, while in Racine to
engage in one of her many charitable
activities, she had been abducted and
subsequently murdered. I have often said
that life is uncertain, but for something
like this to happen to a person of Sandy’s
positive outlook, charitable nature and
sparkling personality is beyond belief. It
proves the statement that bad things do
happen to good people.
Sandy had told her hair stylist that
she was going to get $100 worth of quarters and hand them out to needy people
at a laundromat, “just to be nice.” In the
park where her body was found, there
were quarters scattered around the
scene. Police found a digital camera that
had been smashed, probably by the person who assaulted her. But the memory
card still held the photo of a man walking away from the scene. Sandy had
apparently taken a picture of him while
she lay on the ground in pain.
A policeman recognized the man as a
65-year-old sex offender who has a long
history with police. When they went to his
residence, they found a jar partially filled
with quarters, clothing that matched that
worn by the man in the picture and shoes
that matched footprints at the scene.
It is remarkable that the last thing
Sandy did was to take a picture of her
assailant. But it is no more remarkable
than the life she led, bringing happiness
to thousands of people who knew her.
Sandy’s absence leaves a gaping hole
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Perspectiv e
Why so much money gets spent on lobbying
Helping service members and veterans
get the benefits they’ve earned
By Senator Russell Feingold
As a nation, we are indebted to our
troops, who have served this country
with honor, especially in the nine long
years since the horrific attacks of
September 11. In order to meet the
demand for troops, the Armed Forces
instituted the
so-called “stop
loss” policy,
which required
some service
members
to
continue serving after their
term had expired.
I opposed
this unfair policy, and I supported success- Sen. Russ Feingold
ful efforts last
year to provide special compensation for
these service members. There are more
than 145,000 service members and veterans who are eligible for stop loss compensation, but unfortunately, fewer than
half have claimed the extra pay they
earned for their extended service.
Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay
allows eligible individuals who had their
enlistment extended, or retirement suspended, between September 11, 2001
and September 30, 2009, to receive $500
for each month served past their contracted end of service date. I want to
make sure all eligible individuals are
aware of the December 3rd, 2010, deadline to file their claims. For more information regarding stop loss compensa-
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tion and how to submit a claim, visit the
Department of Defense website at
www.defense.gov/stoploss.
I fought against the stop loss policy,
which put an unfair burden on our men
and women in uniform. In 2005, I successfully included a provision in the
defense authorization bill that prevented
the military from misleading recruits
about it. As a result of my amendment,
which was signed into law, the military
changed its forms to clearly state that
recruits can be held on active duty after
the expiration of their contracts. I also
challenged Secretary Gates to take steps
to limit the use of stop loss, and was
pleased when, on March 18, 2009, the
Defense Department announced that it
would eliminate the use of stop loss by
January 2010.
Around the world, our service members have been asked to take on a wide
range of roles, from hunting terrorists to
conducting humanitarian relief operations. We have asked them to be much
more than warriors and they have done
everything we have asked and more.
I will continue working to reduce the
rate of deployment and to ensure that
these brave men and women receive the
care and benefits they have more than
earned. Our service members are under
great strain at this time, facing multiple
long deployments with little time to
recover in between. This additional
compensation can never really repay
these service members for everything
they have done for our nation. But it is,
at least, an expression of our gratitude as
a nation.
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By Lee H. Hamilton
Recently, The New York Times noted
that companies and lobbying firms in
Washington are stocking up on Republican
lobbyists in anticipation
of
strong
GOP
gains in Congress this November.
The
going rate? Salaries now begin
at
$300,000, the
newspaper
reported, and
can go as high
as $1 million.
Lee Hamilton
This might
seem like an outlandish amount of money
to pay people even if they are unusually
persuasive. Yet when you realize that $3.5
billion got spent on lobbying in 2009, and
that there were 2,000 lobbyists prowling
the hallways of Capitol Hill on the financial reform bill alone, you get an inkling of
what’s up: That much money wouldn’t be
involved unless lobbying paid off for the
people footing the bill.
It does, because over the last few
decades there has been a profound shift in
attitude toward Washington. Where the
most common refrain a member of
Congress once heard was, “Get government off my back,” today – despite whatever you might read about mistrust of government – it’s very much the opposite:
“Put government on my side.”
People from all over the country deluge Washington on behalf of their companies, trade associations, non-profit organizations, labor unions, business groups,
health associations, environmental causes…. Every industry, cause and, it sometime seems, enterprise and organization in
America wants something from Congress
or the federal bureaucracy.
The people they hire to help them get it
are very, very good at what they do.
Lobbying is hard work: it requires a lot of
old-fashioned shoe leather plus close
analysis of arcane language, searching for
compromises that will benefit a particular
client, carving out exceptions from the
general rule and then justifying them in
ways that suggest it’s all in the national
interest.
And while it’s easy to be cynical about
what lobbyists do, they represent real people with real interests, and often play an
important role for members of Congress.
A good lobbyist will be one of the most
knowledgeable people in the country about
his or her field. They provide information
about the contents of complex and arcane
bills, and especially what effect those bills
will have on their industry or business and
on Americans in general.
The result is that for a member of
Congress trying to bone up on a complex
issue, lobbyists often supply information
no one else can muster.
Yet there are aspects to lobbying that
make ordinary Americans squirm. It is not
a transparent enterprise. It usually takes
place beyond our reach: behind closed
office doors or over e-mails, text messages, Blackberries, chance encounters,
and cocktail-party conversations on the
exclusive DC social circuit.
Lobbyists ply their trade not just by
supplying information, but also by buying
access through campaign contributions,
contributions to members’ favorite charities, and whatever other tactics they can
dream up. And though lobbyists say that
all they want is a chance to make their
case, that’s only partly true – what they
really want is access as close to the decision-making point as possible, because in
the end what they’re aiming for is a specific result: a vote for or against a particular
provision, or legislative language favoring
their cause.
Lobbyists are not always successful: if
they were, this year’s financial reform
package would have been strangled at
birth. When the tide of public opinion is
overwhelming, no array of lobbyists can
hold it back.
But every piece of legislation requires
compromises, definitions, debate over who
gets included or excluded, and tweaks that
the public mostly ignores; that’s where
lobbyists excel. And these issues often last
well beyond the legislative debate: they
carry over into the explicit rule-making
done by federal bureaucrats.
The first-amendment rights of lobbyists to ply their trade have long been established. So mitigating their influence and
amplifying the voice of ordinary Americans is no small task. But it’s not impossible. Voters need to be able to know immediately who is lobbying for what, how
much they’re spending, and who’s funding
them; the current situation in which special
interests often fight disclosure or hide
behind innocuous names is unacceptable
in a democracy.
At the same time, the various research
arms of Congress – like the highly regarded Congressional Budget Office – ought to
be buttressed so they can fully perform
their role of providing unbiased, reliable
information to decision-makers. Legislators and their staffs need more time than
the leadership often gives them to study
legislation and come to their own conclusions about it.
And lobbyists’ undoubted influence on
elections should be circumscribed: It’s
time to insist on total disclosure about all
aspects of lobbying, to restrict campaign
funds to what can mostly be raised within
their constituency, and perhaps even to
enact public funding of congressional
campaigns.
Lee Hamilton is Director of the Center
on Congress at Indiana University. He was
a member of the U.S. House of
Representatives for 34 years.
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Hiring Freeze
By Dave Bretl
Walworth County Administrator
I was more than a little disheartened
the other day when I saw snowplow blades
being attached to some of our public works
trucks. In the middle of a sunny fall day,
it’s hard to imagine that snow and freezing
temperatures are just a few weeks ahead.
Although the weather has been warm,
Walworth County government
has been under a
freeze, of sorts,
for the past
month. As part
of the budget
that I released to
the
County
Board in September, I implemented a hiring
freeze with regard to all counDavid Bretl
ty positions.
The freeze was not prompted by any
current budget crisis or by the inability to
meet 2011 budget goals. Rather, it was in
response to my concern that, without significant restructuring during the next 16
months, the county would find itself in the
position of having to make more drastic
and potentially disruptive cuts in order to
keep taxes at a reasonable level in 2012.
The ability to implement a hiring
freeze, in Walworth County at least, dates
back to a time about 10 years ago when I
asked the board to put an ordinance on our
books that would prevent the automatic
refilling of vacant positions when necessitated by “budgetary needs.” To say that we
had “budgetary needs” back then is an
understatement. Going into the 2001 budget planning process, the county was in
immediate danger of exceeding its stateimposed tax cap.
The freeze worked hand-in-glove with
our annual budgeting process. I would
release the county’s proposed budget in
September. That document would identify
certain positions that would be cut at the
end of the year, pending County Board
approval of the final budget. Those positions were designated as “at risk,” as in at
risk of being eliminated.
Between September and when the
board would approve the budget in
November, we would attempt to move
workers from “at risk” positions, to positions that were included for funding in the
upcoming year.
The primary goal of the “at risk”
process was to minimize disruption in the
lives of these employees; a side benefit
was reduced unemployment benefit costs
for the county. “At risk” positions, as well
as positions for which “at risk” workers
were qualified, were frozen during the
budget process. It made no sense to me to
hire new workers from outside county government, in September, only to lay off
other employees in December.
While all of this may sound complicated, it worked well in practical application.
If, for example, the proposed budget called
for cutting a Clerk I position in our Human
Services Department, that position was
frozen. Other positions for which that
Clerk I was qualified were frozen, as well.
That way, if a clerk retired, say, in our
Finance department, it would not automatically be refilled until we made our best
efforts to move the “at risk” Human
Services worker into the finance job. The
hiring freeze was limited both in its scope
(“at-risk” and related positions) and duration (the budget preparation cycle).
The system worked well for much of
the decade and during the course of a
budget adoption cycle it was possible to
create vacant positions, which were then
eliminated. For a number of reasons, however, I believe the old system will no
longer work as it had because:
After a decade of downsizing, there is
a smaller pool of jobs for workers in “atrisk” positions to move into
Many positions require specialized
training; therefore, not every worker can
be moved into every vacant position.
Deputies require law enforcement certification; social workers may need Master’s
degrees and 3,000 hours of clinical experience, for example
The poor economy has caused many
workers to stay on the job. Fewer retirements translates into fewer open positions.
For these reasons, the current freeze
encompasses all positions that become
vacant. The board’s Human Resources
committee will review vacancies as they
occur. If members are satisfied that the
position should be refilled, the committee
may “unfreeze” it. If not, staff will need to
go back to the drawing board and propose
an alternative plan.
An unfortunate trend in government, at
all levels, is for leaders to throw up their
hands and blame others when things get
tough. I have never failed to point out that
the State of Wisconsin has consistently
declined to reform public sector labor relations laws. By the same token, decisions
made by previous county boards, in some
cases, decades ago, have significant effects
on county finances. Labor agreements, for
example, greatly restrict the ability of the
county to lay off employees in order to
outsource work. Health insurance was
promised to retirees when the cost of coverage was, undoubtedly, cheap. Today, that
obligation has a value of more than $33
million.
Rather than simply lamenting these
challenges, responsible leaders need to
make the best of the hands that are dealt to
them. In the case of Walworth County, this
has meant negotiating the end of retiree
health insurance for newly-hired workers,
and using attrition that takes place naturally through retirements and resignations, to
restructure the workforce. As positions
become vacant in upcoming months, the
county’s human resources committee will
have the opportunity to re-evaluate services that the county provides and how that
work may be best accomplished.
Thoughtful decisions now can eliminate
the need for far more drastic measures a
year from now.
The opinions expressed in these
columns are those of the author and not
necessarily those of the Walworth County
Board of Supervisors.
Oct. 22, 2010 — 5
Maybe they didn’t get the memo
By State Sen. Neal Kedzie
Even though the next Governor will
not unveil his proposed state budget until
sometime in February, budget and
finance officials in every state agency
have already begun submitting their
budget wish list. Keep in mind,
Wisconsin will have a new Governor in
January, and
certainly, whoever ends up in
the Executive
office will have
his own ideas
and perspective of the size
and scope of
state spending.
Unfortunate
-ly, as Governor
Doyle
leaves office,
he also leaves Sen. Neal Kedzie
the state with
another multi-billion dollar budget
deficit that must be dealt with by the
next Governor and Legislature. I
believe the upcoming budget cycle may
be one of the most challenging, as these
runaway deficits must come to an end.
That means additional cuts will be in
order, and very few – if any – state programs or agencies will be spared from
the budget chopping block.
Earlier this summer, the non-partisan
Legislative Fiscal Bureau issued a dire
memo to lawmakers regarding the state’s
current and projected financial status;
one which members on both sides of the
aisle should take to heart. The Bureau
anticipates a budget deficit of $2.5 billion on day one next year, with the
potential for that number to go higher,
depending on consumer spending and
other economic trends. No matter how
it’s read, the news is not good. But looking at the recent budget requests made
by a number of state agencies, I don’t
believe they got that memo.
Every major state agency – Administration, Commerce, Corrections,
Health, Natural Resources, Public
Instruction, Revenue – and many more,
are requesting increases to their operating budgets, even though revenue is
down and the budget deficit continues to
trend up. All totaled, those agencies are
asking for more than $1 billion of
increased spending for the 2011-13
biennium. Some of that new spending is
being sought in order to replace onetime federal funds from the previous
budget, as provided by the so-called federal stimulus package. In other words,
some state agencies consider that temporary funding as a permanent cost.
As I have said before, tough decisions are required in order for the state to
survive this economic calamity. We all
have a responsibility to craft a fiscallysound budget, one which must eventually be approved by the Legislature. But
these requests by the state agencies only
make matters worse, and will only make
the work of the legislature that more difficult. Of course, the next governor has
the ability to reject any budget requests
prior to introducing his version, but
depending on who occupies that office,
it remains to be seen how much pain
government is willing to accept, or if
that pain will simply be passed along to
Wisconsin families and businesses.
Relying on more shots in the arm
from the federal government is not the
answer to the state’s budget mess; nor is
asking people to pay more and more
each year. The state needs to, once and
for all, recognize the economic realities
occurring all around the state, and make
a commitment to rein in spending wherever possible. We should also get away
from this “cost to continue” method of
budgeting, and instead, consider “zerobased budgeting,” which requires spending decisions to be justified each year,
and not based on previous years’ spending.
Whichever course is set in the next
year, Wisconsin can not continue on this
circular path of increased spending, borrowing, and taxes, only to be followed
by another massive budget deficit.
While some reports predict improvement in the economy between 2011 and
2013, we should not rest easy and look
for ways to spend more than taxpayers
can afford. I am disappointed that those
state agencies do not appear to share that
sentiment, and disappointed with their
obvious disregard for the “costs to continue” for the average Wisconsin family.
Perhaps I should send them a memo.
Sen. Kedzie can be reached in
Madison at P.O. Box 7882, Madison, WI
53707-7882 or by calling toll-free 1
(800) 578-1457. He may be reached in
the district at (262) 742-2025 or on-line
at www.senatorkedzie.com.
6 — The Beacon
Oct. 22, 2010
Business & Inv estment
Lake Lawn Resort may close
By Dennis West
December 7, a date that has lived in
infamy since 1941, may go down in history as the last day of employment for
nearly 300 full-time, part-time and seasonal workers at Lake Lawn Resort.
After more than 142 years of continuous
operation, the world-famous hotel’s last
day of operation may be Pearl Harbor
Day.
Anchor Bank, which had filed a
$51.9 million foreclosure action against
Delavan Resort Holdings and other owners of the property in August 2009, was
the only bidder at a Sheriff’s sale on Oct.
7. They bid $19.97 million for the property that is estimated to be worth approximately $80 million.
According to a spokesman of the
Madison-based financial institution, the
bank does not intend to operate the resort.
General Manager Pete Zellmer told
Delavan city officials that the resort had
followed the law by notifying full-time
employees that their last date of employment would be December 7.
The sale won’t be final until it is confirmed by a judge in Racine County.
That could take until late November or
early December. It is possible that the
bid won’t be confirmed as a “commercially reasonable sale” and that Delavan
Resort Holdings might still be able to
find a new owner. They could also file
for reorganization, which is a form of
bankruptcy. But Anchor Bank would
probably oppose that and force the resort
into liquidation instead.
Before the sheriff’s sale, the court
ordered Lake Lawn to notify people who
have reservations after Nov. 30 that, if
Anchor’s bid was successful, they are
unlikely to be honored. Deposits for the
reservations have since been refunded.
Construction to close Wrigley Drive
The Wisconsin Department of
Transportation has scheduled a major
improvement project along Wrigley
Drive from Broad Street to just South of
Wrigley Drive Bridge. This work consists of bridge replacement and roadway
reconstruction with asphalt pavement
including sidewalk and other incidental
items.
The engineering firm of CrispellSnyder, Inc. will be performing the onsite project administration and inspection for this project.
Construction will begin on Monday
October 25 and the Wrigley Drive
Bridge will be closed to both vehicular
and pedestrian traffic through mid-May
2011. The intersection of Broad Street
and Wrigley Drive will remain open to
traffic while the detour is in place.
Traffic that would normally travel
north on Wrigley drive and Broad Street
to Main Street or north will be rerouted
onto Center Street and north to Main.
Once the detour is removed in the
spring of 2011, the intersection of Broad
Street and Wrigley Drive will be partially closed to allow for its reconstruction.
Burlington bypass to open in Nov.
It has taken a long time, but the
Burlington bypass may finally be completed by the first week of November.
Construction of the 11-mile, $90 million
bypass began in 2006 with a portion east
of Burlington. Construction on the western leg began in the spring of 2009.
According to information on the
Wisconsin
Department
of
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Business owners, residents protest plan to widen Highway 50
By Dennis West
Nearly 50 Town of Delavan residents
and business owners attended a Walworth
County Jurisdictional Highway Planning
Committee Meeting on October 13 to
make their views known about a plan to
widen Highway 50.
The Wisconsin Department of
Transportation announced last year that it
planned to widen the highway from Lake
Lawn on the west to Highway 67 on the
east. Representatives of local governmental bodies asked at a recent meeting, which
was held at 1 p.m., that the committee hold
another hearing at a time more convenient
for the public. The Oct. 13 meeting convened at 5:30 p.m.
A spokesman for the DOT told attendees that the agency had reviewed two
alternative plans for moving traffic along
Highway 50.
The first would have involved construction of a bypass from shortly west of
Highway 67, north across the Delavan wetlands to Mound Road and connecting with
Highway 50 at North Shore Drive, which
would have run the route through the middle of Delavan Crossings Shopping Center.
Though this would have involved a
longer driving distance, it would have
taken less travel time. It would have diverted approximately 10,000 vehicles on an
average weekday, which would have been
enough to eliminate the need for four lanes
on 50. The DOT ultimately dismissed the
plan due to cost and potential environmental impact in crossing Delavan Lake.
A second plan would have attempted
to divert traffic north on Highway 67 to
Mound Road, then west to Rowley Road
and south to 50 at North Shore Drive,
which would also have cut through
Delavan Crossings Shopping Center.
This would have involved the use of
Pastor Steve Hollenbeck of East Delavan Baptist Church reads a list of concerns of residents and business owners at a Walworth County Jurisdictional Highway
Planning Committee Meeting at the Health and Human Services Building on
Wednesday, Oct. 13. The Department of Transportation had announced plans to widen
Highway 50 to four lanes from Delavan east to Highway 67.
(Beacon photo)
secondary roads and it was felt that drivers
would have ignored the route as being too
far and too time-consuming.
Town of Delavan Chairperson Dorothy
Burwell said she had suggested moving
traffic along Mound Road all the way to its
connection with Highway 11 in Delavan.
This would bring truck traffic to the
Delavan Industrial Park without it having
to drive through the extremely busy intersection at Wright Street.
The committee staff decided to recommend widening Highway 50 to four traffic
lanes between Co. F, north and Co. F.
south (through the Delavan Inlet) by 2035.
The DOT had found that traffic along
that stretch exceeded the maximum of
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sometimes reaching 18,000 and was projected to reach 25,000 before 2035.
The recommendation called for WisDOT
to “work with local governments to develop
location and right-of-way to widened 50 to
minimize acquisition of, and impacts on,
existing residences and businesses.”
Delavan Public Works Director Mark
Wendorf said that would be acceptable to
the city.
Contrary to previous plans, the department decided that it would not be necessary
to widen Highway 50 to four lanes between
Co. F, south and Highway 67, but that the
agency should “reserve right-of-way along
50 to accommodate future widening to four
lanes, which may be needed beyond the
plan design year of 2035.”
Traffic counts showed the number of
vehicles on that stretch to be well below
the 14,000 point.
Among the residents addressing the
panel was Pastor Steve Hollenbeck of East
Delavan Baptist Church, which is located
at Highway 50 and Theater Road.
The written statement said businesses
that would be adversely affected included:
Abracadabra Hair Salon; Mobil Gas
Station; Cooks Coffee Shop; Reed’s
Marine; North Shore Lease; East Bay
Realty; Hair of the Dog; Waterfront
Restaurant; The Consignment Stoer;
Maxi-Shell Gas Station; Lakeview Motel;
Walworth State Bank and Pirate’s Cove.
He said the property tax paid by these
businesses amounted to $55,000 a year
and that there would be a loss in sales tax
if the businesses were affected. Concern
was also expressed about the detrimental
environmental impact on the quality of
Delavan Lake due to the increase of dirt
and oil runoff from vehicles and the
increase of salt content in the lake.
Resident Geri Green read a letter from
Thunder Ruthven, a Native American, who
expressed concern about the affect widening of the highway would have on a sacred
Indian burial site in Community Park.
“If the federal government can understand the sacredness of the site, why can’t
the Department of Transportation?” the letter asked. DOT members of the committee
said they were sure the department would
look into the matter before proceeding.
Residents said that if there was a need
to avoid the burial site, it would definitely
mean destruction of three businesses on
the east side of Highway 50.
Members of the committee discussed,
and approved the following motion: “The
Walworth County jurisdictional highway
system plan recommend the provision of a
two-lane facility with a two-way left turn
lane on STH 50 between CTH F (north)
and CTH F (south), and recommend to the
Wisconsin Department of Transportation
that no existing businesses be acquired
and no existing Native American mound
sites be impacted as a result of a reconstruction of this section of STH 50, and to
consider safety improvements such as the
provision of protected left turns for the
intersection of STH 50 and Town Hall
Road/South Shore Drive. It was further
recommended that Mound Road between
STH 11 and STH 67 be added to the plan
as an arterial facility.”
The DOT spokesman on the committee
said approval of the plan would depend on
how much of the traffic along that stretch
was actually turning as opposed to how
much through traffic there would be.
The motion passed unanimously with
DOT members of the committee abstaining. The recommendation will go to the
Department of Transportation for study.
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Oct. 22, 2010
Health & Fitness
Nurse supply may not meet demand
By Shamane Mills
Wisconsin's Department of Workforce Development says nursing is one
of the occupations that will be in high
demand but future supply is uncertain
according to a survey of 77,000 RN's.
A predicted nationwide shortage of
nurses has been pushed back by the
recession to the year 2020. Local officials haven’t pinned down when it will
occur in Wisconsin, but say unless
there’s more faculty to train more nurses
it’s likely.
One reason, says Workforce
Development Secretary Roberta Gassman, is that nurses are older than
employees in other fields, which means
they’re closer to retirement. She says if
one looks at who the workers are in
Wisconsin, most fall between ages of 40
and 44. But if one then looks at the
nursing workforce, nurses are older with
ages clustered mostly in the 45-49 range.
The survey shows 93 percent of
RN’s in Wisconsin are women, with
most working in hospitals. Nearly 43
percent have Bachelor’s degrees.
Nursing groups and state jobs officials
have long sought this kind of data so
they can plan for the future. This survey
of RN’s will be followed by one for
licensed practical nurses, or LPN's.
State workforce officials say 11 percent of the 36,000 new jobs added since
December of 2009 were health care
workers.
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Geneva Lake West Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Mark West presents a
membership package to Lisa Gering (left) and Deb Huebscher of Sherwood Lodge
Assisted Living in Williams Bay. The Lodge’s first resident moved in on Oct. 13.
(Beacoon photo)
Who should get flu vaccine shot?
The Hartford Courant
What you'll need to know to protect
yourself from the flu this season:
Who should get the vaccine?
The Centers for Disease Control is
recommending that everyone over 6
months of age receive the flu vaccine.
When should you get the flu vaccine?
As soon as you can. Conventional
wisdom has been that October is the
ideal time to get the vaccine. The season
peaks in February, so you should definitely get it before then.
The immunization takes up to 10
days to take effect, and is effective for
about six months.
Where can you get the vaccine?
Your doctor should have it available
now. Pharmacies have been offering it
since August. For the first time this year,
pharmacists have been eligible to administer the vaccine, but only to people 18
years and older. Anyone younger has to
go to a doctor or otherwise qualified
health professional for a shot.
How much does a vaccination cost?
Prices are ranging from $20 to $38.
Many insurance plans will cover the cost.
In what form does the vaccination
come?
In three forms. Standard vaccination
comes as a shot, made from a killed
virus, which is recommended for the
general population. There is also a high
concentration form of that vaccine, recommended for people 65 and older.
Can you get the flu from the vaccine?
No. You often hear people say
they’ve gotten the flu right after getting
the shot. That’s probably because they
were either coming down with it when
the shot was administered, or it’s a reaction of their immune system. Myalgia
and low-grade fever do occur as a reaction in some people, says Dr. Robert
Lyons of St. Francis Hospital, but it’s
brief, and, compared to the flu, very
mild.
Such reactions are more common
with the nasal spray than with the shot,
because it's made with a live weakened
virus, but this also will not give you the
flu.
Does the vaccine contain thimerosol?
Yes. Although some have claimed a
link between thimerosol and autism,
health experts have consistently said
there is no evidence of any connection.
How many shots will you need?
Because the vaccine covers the three
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people will need only one. The CDC recommends that children ages 9 and under
who are getting the shot for the first time
this year receive two doses, administered
within 30 days of each other.
Who in particular should get it?
Pregnant women, children younger
than 5, anyone with chronic ailments and
anyone who cares for those at higher risk
of infection.
Who should not get it?
Because the vaccine is made in eggs,
anyone allergic to eggs should not
receive the vaccine.
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in Minsk where she taught. Sandy was
also known for her work with the Sharon
Main Street Association in Sharon and
their Victorian Christmas Celebration.
Sandy had a zest for life and a constantly upbeat outlook that endeared her to
everyone she met. To know her was to
love her. She was the wife, mother, grandmother and friend that everybody wants.
“She entered the room like a fresh
breeze on a sultry summer day;
Her cheery ‘hi’ and her impish grin
chased away any clouds in your mind;
And no matter the weather outside,
the sun was shining in that room.”
She is survived by her husband:
Dennis; son: Richard Connelly Jantz of
Milwaukee; daughter: Molly Kathryn
and husband Kai Jensen of Racine; sister: Beverly and husband Robert Chudy
of Prospect Heights, Ill; step-children:
Marc and wife Megan Rhode of
Columbus, Wis.; and Rae Ann and husband Brian Barwick of Milwaukee;
grandchildren: Daniel and Anthony
Barwick; and K.C. and Alexander
Jensen. Sandy was preceded in death by
her parents.
A memorial service will be held at
Horticultural Hall, 330 Broad Street in
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Members of the 2010 Walworth County Memory Walk Committee celebrating a
record year of raising $101,082 (up 30 percent over last year) at a thank-you dinner
held at the Next Door Pub in Lake Geneva were (standing, from left) Tom Hlavacek,
Taylor Danz, Eric Russow, Wendy and Jason Betley, Andy Kerwin, Leslie Roanhouse,
Bernadette Russow, Kendra Albers, Leslie Aronovitz, (kneeling) Meg Gleason, Cindy
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Sandra L. Teichow, age 67, of Lake
Geneva, died Thursday, October 14,
2010 in Racine, Wis.
Sandy was born July 17, 1943 in
Racine to parents Peter and Irene (Fall)
Heinisch. She was united in marriage to
Dennis A. Teichow on June 26, 1999 in
Bristol, Wis.
For several years Sandy operated her
own business of putting together antique
cookbooks with old photos and recipes.
She also taught at Gateway Technical
College in Elkhorn. In the past ten years,
Sandy had taught several times in
Eastern Europe. She and Denny recently
returned from teaching for Quality
Schools International in Minsk, Belarus.
Sandy also involved herself with
humanitarian work, collecting boxes of
shoes that she took to Guatemala in
1998 for children in orphanages there.
Prior to that, she took a group trip to
Nicaragua to build brick houses. She
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With either a stroke or T.I.A., diagnosis can include one or more of the following: blood tests, a neurological and
physical exam, an examination of your
medical history and a variety of imaging
scans.
The best treatment for a stroke is prevention. Attention to lifestyle habits and
underlying diseases that are linked to
strokes can reduce your risk substantially. The following risk factors, which you
can control, increase your chance of
having a stroke:
• High blood pressure
• Heart disease
• Obesity
• Sedentary lifestyle
• Drinking alcohol excessively
• Smoking
• Diabetes
• High cholesterol levels, particularly LDL (low density lipoprotein).
If you smoke, quit. If you have high
blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes or
high cholesterol, get and keep them
under control. Exercise regularly, eat a
healthy diet low in saturated fat and high
in fiber, and drink in moderation (no
more than two drinks a day for men or
one for women). This will greatly reduce
your chances of having a stroke.
Remember, if a stroke or T.I.A. is
suspected, don’t delay in calling for
emergency medical help. Every minute
counts.
Mercy HealthLine is a paid column.
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Botox shots may prevent migraines
The Food and Drug Administration
has approved Botox shots as a treatment
to prevent headaches in adult patients
who suffer from migraines.
The Botox would be given to
patients about every 12 weeks as multiple injections around the head and neck
to try to dull future headache symptoms,
according to an FDA statement.
The FDA warns, however, that Botox
has not been shown to work for the treatment of migraine headaches that happen
14 days or less per month, or against
other forms of headaches.
The agency also warns that the
effects of the botulinum toxin in
Botox may spread from the area of the
injection to other areas of the body,
causing symptoms similar to those
caused by botulism, which can be lifethreatening.
Migraines are three times more common in women than in men. They are
described as an intense pulsing and
throbbing pain in one area of the head.
They can be accompanied by nausea,
vomiting and sensitivity to light and
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Oct. 22, 2010 — 11
Health Through Chiropractic
By Dr. Bernice Elliott
appear unrelatd to the neck.
Community Chiropractic Center
The science of Chiropractic is specifiAn injury caused by a rapid forward
cally directed toward the structural balance
movement and subsequent backward moveof the spine and nervous system. Since we
ment of the cervical spine (neck) is comare experts in this area, a Chiro-practic
monly known as “whiplash.”
examination should be sought
A severe fall or auto accident
following any injury that
are typical examples of consiinvolves the cervical spine.
tions under which whip-lash
Chiropractors properly align
occurs in an auto accident, an
and improve the mobility of
impact from behind snaps the
the spine and are trained to
head backward and then thrusts
take direct action in cases of
the head forward by the car’s
trauma injuries such as
deceleration.
whiplash.
common reactions to such
Immediate attention
an injury are stiffness,
can deter the development of
headaches, shoulder, neck or
many problems later on.
arm pain, dizziness, visual prob- Dr. Bernice Elliott When muscles and ligaments
lems, nausea, vomiting, chest
that hold the neck vertebrae in
pain or blood pressure irregularities, to
place are strained or torn, spinal derangename a few. But many of these symptoms
ment usually occurs. When left untreated,
may be delayed.
the eventual result is serious degeneration.
The symptoms of a whiplash injury
Community Chiropractic Center is
may not be felt for several hours, and in
located at 541 Kenosha St. in Walworth
some cases years, after the accident.
(across from Walworth State Bank). We
Typically, however, the detection of irregaccept most insurances and Medicare
ularities takes place 12 to 24 hours after
assignment. New patients are always welthe incident.
come and can usually be seen the same day.
Further compounding the problem of
Call today or stop by to see how chiropracwhiplash detection is that symptoms can
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Critics denounce Kleefisch ad
because Kleefisch and running mate Scott
Walker both benefit from government health
insurance – Walker in his role as Milwaukee
County Executive and Kleefisch through her
husband State Rep. Joel Kleefisch.
Ross says Walker and Kleefisch “are able
to not worry about the cost of health care
because they have taxpayer financed health
care."
At the same time, Ross says the Walker
campaign is talking about reducing eligibility for BadgerCare, Wisconsin’s medical
assistance program for the poor.
“What would happen to the working
mom who gets kicked off BadgerCare as a
result of Scott Walker and Rebecca
Kleefisch’s plan?” he asks.
Kleefisch is also using her story in a new
fundraising letter to supporters.
By Shawn Johnson
Republican lieutenant governor candidate Rebecca Kleefisch is using her bout
with cancer in a new TV ad attacking government health care.
The ad does not mention that her husband’s state health insurance plan paid for
her treatment.
Kleefisch recently announced she’d had
successful surgery to treat colon cancer. In
her new ad she credits what she calls the
“highest quality health care system in the
world,” and accuses Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tom Barrett of supporting a government takeover of health care.
Kleefisch’s campaign points to Barrett’s
co-sponsorship in Congress of President
Clinton’s failed health care bill.
Scot Ross, with the liberal group One
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Turn up the heat to properly
can vegetables and meat
When autumn finds many homes
with an abundance of garden produce,
preserving the bounty of the harvest
becomes a priority. Autumn is also a
time when many Wisconsin families find
themselves with beef, venison, turkey or
chicken that they wish to preserve.
“Foods that are naturally low in acid,
such as meat and vegetables, must be
pressure-canned to ensure safety,” says
Jenny Wehmeier, Master Food Preserver
with the University of Wisconsin-Extension. The high temperatures created
in a pressure canner (240°F-250°F) are
necessary to destroy spores of the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. “If the
spores of C. botulinum are not
destroyed, they can grow and produce a
deadly toxin in any low-acid home
canned food,” says Wehmeier.
There are two styles of pressure canners: those with a dial gauge and those
with a weighted gauge.
“Be sure to carefully follow the manufacturer’s directions for the type of canner that you have,” says Wehmeier. “And
remember that a dial gauge canner must
be tested annually to ensure that the
gauge is reading accurately.”
Weighted gauge canners do not need
to be tested, but it is still a good idea to
carefully inspect the canner, and replace
worn parts as necessary.
“Don’t confuse a pressure canner
with a pressure cooker or a pressure
saucepan,” Wehmeier advises. These
handy devices are used to rapidly cook
meats, sauces, vegetables and other
foods for a family meal. “Because they
heat food rapidly, and help to tenderize
tough cuts of meat, pressure cookers are
a fixture of many households but they
are not recommended for canning,”
Wehmeier stresses.
Some home canning recipes call for
a mixture of ingredients such as venison
or chicken stew, says Wehmeier.
Remember that with combination foods
such as soups or stews the processing
time is set by the ingredient that takes
the longest to process. When adding
meat or vegetables such as corn to a
mixture, be sure to adjust the processing
time accordingly. And as with any canning instructions, be sure to follow an
up-to-date, research tested recipe.
For safe home canning recipes using
a pressure canner, contact your Walworth County Extension office. You can
find more information about safe canning in these publications available to
download from the Extension Learning
Store: Canning Vegetables Safely;
Canning Meat, Wild Game, Poultry, and
Fish Safety; and Care and Use of a
Pressure Canner at http://learning
s t o re . u w e x . e d u / Fo o d - N u t r i t i o n C53.aspx.
The Walworth County Extension
office offers free dial-gauge canner testing on a regular basis and can also help
answer questions about safely canning
meat, carrots, potatoes, or other autumn
favorites. For information on ways to
preserve food safely, contact the
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Oct. 22, 2010 — 13
Time running out to earn tax credits on new garage door
(ARA) — The tax credit eligibility
for qualified garage doors will expire on
Dec. 31. Now is your last chance to save
30 percent off the price of an energysaving curb-appeal-inspiring garage
door, courtesy of the U.S. government.
The savings come from a federal
income tax credit, which is more valuable than an equivalent tax deduction,
because a tax credit reduces your tax
dollar-for-dollar, while a deduction only
decreases the amount of income that is
taxed. Through the end of this year, the
U.S. government is offering up to a
$1,500 tax credit for homeowners who
buy and install qualifying insulated
garage doors. Full details can be found
at GarageWowNow.com, a non-commercial home improvement resource dedicated to garage doors and garage door
openers.
The government is encouraging
everyone to save energy, and the tax
credit is an incentive for homeowners. If
your home has an attached garage,
you’ve probably noticed that the room
next to the garage is typically the coldest
room in the winter and hottest in the
summer. That’s because the winter’s
cold and summer’s heat can enter the
house through the garage, which
increases the amount of energy your
home needs for heating and cooling.
That’s why insulated garage doors can
make a difference in reducing your heating and cooling bills, and saving valuable energy resources.
Getting your share of the tax credit
Tax credits are available for qualifying garage door purchases placed in
service by Dec. 31. A taxpayer may
claim a maximum of 30 percent of qualifying home improvement products, and
a maximum of $1,500 for qualifying
purchases in 2009 and 2010. For exam-
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ple, if you replace two garage doors with
two new qualifying insulated doors that
cost $1,000 each, you may claim a tax
credit of $300 per door, or a total of
$600, provided you have not exceeded
the $1,500 total over the two years of the
tax credit period.
To be eligible for the tax credit:
• The door must be an insulated residential garage door, installed on an insulated garage.
• The door must have a U-factor and
a Solar Heat Gain Coefficient (SHGC)
equal to or less than 0.30, even if the
door contains windows.
• The door perimeter must have a
means to control air infiltration.
• The door must be expected to
remain in service for at least five years.
• The garage must be part of the taxpayer’s principal U.S. residence.
An appealing improvement
Beyond saving you tax dollars and
energy expenses, a new garage door can
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home. Because an attached garage can
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It’s all about style. Over the past several years, manufacturers have introduced carriage house garage doors that
reflect the look of days gone by and provide a touch of charm and elegance to
the home. If your home has a more modern look, contemporary doors that boast
bright colors, opaque glass and aluminum, or a range of metallic finishes
might be more your style.
A new garage door can also increase
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it increased the value of their home.
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Garage door installation is best left to
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and other hardware. This system is under
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garage door system, an experienced professional is always your best bet.
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Oct. 22, 2010
Bedbugs a problem in Wisconsin
By Camisha Montgomery
and Kyle Nachreiner
Bed bugs are making a comeback and
keeping Wisconsin’s exterminators busy.
The pests were thought to be long
gone half a century ago but the Web site
bedbugregistry.com reports 90 cases of
infestation in the state. Hotels, dorms,
apartments, and homes have called for
pest control, which uses chemicals or an
expensive heat treatment to kill the tiny,
reddish-brown insects.
Todd Leyse of Adam’s Pest Control
in Superior says the spike in cases is very
apparent. He says his business was getting “almost zero” bed bug calls for 30
years,“And now we have three full-time
people using heat treatment for bed bugs,
and more than 20 other technicians who
are doing at least one bed bug job a day.”
Bed bug bites cause itchiness and
sometimes rashes. Because they’re mostly an indoor species, Wisconsin’s climate
isn’t expected to hurt their numbers.
UW-Madison entomologist Phil Pellitteri
says most people will most likely just put
up with the pests, because they’re so
costly to control.
An e-mail that is circulating suggests
people place any clothing they buy into
the dryer as soon as they get it home in
order to kill any bugs that may have been
imported on the merchandise.
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Oct. 22, 2010
Sheriff’s office receives grant
The Walworth County Sheriff's
Office has been awarded $26,528 from
the U.S. Department of Justice, according to Sheriff David Graves. This award
reimburses some of the costs of incarcerating criminals who have committed
serious crimes. The goal of the program
is to enhance public safety in communities throughout the nation.
This opportunity originates from
federally mandated programs that the
county is providing at local cost. The
Federal government’s domestic agenda
drives local political entities to assume
more responsibility for the administration and delivery of government services. Many times these services are funded
with local money.
However, in some cases there are
Federal funding opportunities available,
if the proper request is made.
Identifying these opportunities and then
properly applying for them are not simple tasks. The interaction between
Federal, state and local political entities
is complex, and often unwieldy.
Sheriff Graves says his department
continues an aggressive program of
researching and applying for federal
programs to offset the local tax burden
by engaging companies such as Justice
Benefits, Inc. (JBI) for assistance.
JBI conducts the research, gathers
the data, completes all necessary documentation and returns the application to
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The Beacon
Oct. 22, 2010 — 17
Butt wait! I forgot what I was going to say…
By Celia Rivenbark
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
As a pear-shaped woman, I’m more
than a little concerned to read a new
study that finds that we pears are far
more likely to have memory problems as
we age than the so-called apple-shaped
women who carry their fat in their stomachs, not their hips.
This doesn’t even make
any sense if
you think about
human anatomy. Look, I’m
no doctor but it
seems to me
that, geographically speaking, the brain is
a lot closer to
the waist than it
Celia Rivenbark
is to the butt.
Soooo, ipso facto, presto chango, if
fat is clogging up your brain and causing
memory loss, why wouldn’t it be a bigger problem churning its way to the
brain from the much-closer, uh, waistal
area? Well, science community? I’m
waiting here.
Is it actually possible that, just as
some rather heartless readers have suggested to me over the years, all my
brains are in my butt?
Researchers believe that the reason
larger, pear-shaped women have more
memory loss is the TYPE of fat deposited around the hips vs. the waist.
Fat is fat, I always thought but it
turns out that butt fat is largely made up
of cytokines, creepy hormones that can
mess with your memory and brain function. Waist fat, on the other hand, is
composed exclusively of chicken-fried
steak from Golden Corral and the occa-
sional theater-size box of Junior Mints
and does nothing whatsoever to your
brain. Although it does wreak considerable havoc with your ability to buy off
the rack at skinny-waist stores like J.
Crew.
It doesn’t seem particularly fair that
the location of my fat is going to make
me forget stuff as I get older. Actually,
I’m pretty sure that it’s already started. I
was going to tell you a story to illustrate
this but I forget.
One doctor involved in the study said
that this means “if we have a woman in
our office carrying excess fat on her hips
we might be more aggressive with
weight loss.” Great. Apple-girl out there
in the waiting room gets a free pass
while I get a lousy lecture about diet and
exercise that y’all know I’m going to
forget 20 minutes later on account of
that problem I now disremember.
I’m guessing that Sir Mix-a-lot of “I
Like Big Butts” fame will have to revise
his famous ode to the pear-shaped
woman: “Shake it, shake it, shake it,
shake that healthy butt...” Not hardly.
Maybe, one day, me and J-Lo can hang
out and forget stuff together. She should
probably start with “Maid in
Manhattan.” We’ll invite that pretty
skank Kim Kardashian over, too.
Bottom line, (ha!) I plan to parlay
this “my butt is killing my brain” thing
into a positive but I haven’t figured out
how. I may have to ask my apple-shaped
friends with their scary-good memories
for help with this. It’s on witches.
Celia Rivenbark’s newest book, “You
Can’t Drink All Day If You Don’t Start
in the Morning,” is available at bookstores nationwide. Visit www.celia
rivenbark .com for details.
© 2010, Celia Rivenbark
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The Beacon
Oct. 22, 2010— 19
Collisions between vehicles and deer are up 21 percent in two years
While the number of miles driven by
U.S. motorists over the past five years has
increased just 2 percent, the number of deervehicle collisions in this country during that
time has grown by 10 times that amount.
Using its claims data, State Farm estimates 2.3 million collisions between deer
and vehicles occurred in the U.S. during the
two-year period between July 1, 2008 and
June 30, 2010. That’s 21.1 percent more
than five years earlier. To put it another way,
during your reading of this paragraph, a collision between a deer and vehicle will likely
have taken place (they are much more likely
during the last three months of the year and
in the early evening).
For the fourth year in a row, West
Virginia tops the list of those states where a
driver is most likely to collide with a deer.
Using its claims data in conjunction with
state licensed driver counts from the Federal
Highway Administration, State Farm calculates the chances of a West Virginia driver
striking a deer over the next 12 months at 1
in 42.
Iowa is second on the list. The likelihood of a licensed driver in Iowa striking a
deer within the next year is 1 in 67.
Michigan (1 in 70) is third. Fourth and fifth
on the list are South Dakota (1 in 76) and
Montana (1 in 82).
Pennsylvania is sixth, followed by North
Dakota and Wisconsin. Arkansas and
Minnesota round out the top 10.
The state in which deer-vehicle collisions are
least likely is still Hawaii (1 in 13,011). The
odds of a Hawaiian driver hitting a deer
between now and 12 months from now are
roughly equivalent to the odds of finding a
pearl in an oyster shell.
According to the Insurance Institute for
Highway Safety, deer-vehicle collisions in
the U.S. cause about 200 fatalities each year.
The average property damage cost of these
incidents was $3,103, up 1.7 percent from a
year ago.
These collisions are more frequent during the deer migration and mating season in
October, November and December. The
combination of growing deer populations
and the displacement of deer habitat caused
by urban sprawl are producing increasingly
hazardous conditions for motorists and deer.
• Be aware of posted deer crossing signs.
These are placed in active deer crossing
areas. Here are the best ways to avoid colliding with a deer:
• Remember that, like Christmas shoppers, deer are most active between 6 and 9
p.m.
• Use high beam headlamps as much as
possible at night to illuminate the areas from
which deer will enter roadways.
• Keep in mind that deer generally travel
in herds – if you see one, there is a strong
possibility others are nearby.
• Do not rely on car-mounted deer whistles.
• If a deer collision seems inevitable,
attempting to swerve out of the way could
cause you to lose control of your vehicle or
place you in the path of an oncoming vehicle.
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PIN #56865 - Tranquility is home in this 3 bdrm.,
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you are up north. Kitchen details include a
stone archway over the range and ample cabinetry and pantry. 1st floor mstr. suite. The open
stairway leads to a generous “L” shaped loft
area with 2 bdrms. and full bath. Storing the
tools and toys is not a problem with the 2.5 car
attached garage, the detached 24x36 garage +
12x12 garden shed. Deck and above ground
pool overlook the beautifully landscaped wooded lot. $329,900
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PIN #22895 - Lauderdale Lakefront: 105 ft. on Mill
Lake with a beautiful sandy bottom. This 3 level,
4 bdrm. home was built in 2000, but the land has
been in the family for over 60 years. Some of the
features of this beautiful home are: vaulted ceiling in the great room with a wood burning stove.
There is a screened deck that overlooks the gorgeous view of the lake. The mstr. bdrm. on the
main floor also leads out to that deck. The loft
area and bdrm. also have great views. The lower
level has a bdrm., full bath and a game/rec room
and also walk-out to another patio. There is a 3
car detached garage, plus another 2 car garage
and a shed for all your toys! $1,185,000
Ask For Sharon Sequin • 262-903-0853
PIN #03705 - All the room you’ve ever
wanted! Completely remodeled 5
years ago, this split log home features
5 bdrms., 3 full baths. Large family
room in bsmt., great for entertaining
comes with a pellet stove to snuggle
by on those chilly nights. Mstr. suite
features French doors, 2 skylights and
a private balcony. Come outside and
entertain family and guests on a large
patio. $185,000
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PIN #38875 - All the warmth and
charm of yesterday on a half-acre lot.
This home features a large, comfortable living room with a full brick frplc.
tall ceilings, solid wood features and
large bedrooms. Company coming?
Relax, dine in style in a formal dining
room and an additional kitchen downstairs for large gatherings. Enjoy quiet
time in an enclosed patio. 3 car
garage. $116,000
262-490-8753
PIN #48845 - Are you looking to get on
the lake quick? Charming 4 bdrm., 1.5
bath home is just steps to the channel
accessing Delavan Lake. This home
features open living room, dining
room/kitchen concept and main floor
laundry room. For more outdoor
entertainment step outside onto a
14x48 deck which features a fire pit
and 3’ pool. Year built and square
footage per tax record. $162,000
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PIN #87025 - Whether you are looking for your first home or a bigger
home, you’ve found it! No need to
look any further. This well-maintained home offers 4 bedrooms, 2
full baths, partial finished lower
level with room to expand, new
furnace, a large back yard and is in
walking distance to neighboring
parks. $132,000
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PIN #85375 - Beautiful 3 bdrm., 2 bath condo
located on the outskirts of Delavan. Offering convenience and privacy all in one this second floor
unit provides plenty of space and wide open
views from the raised deck. Featuring new
counter tops in the kitchen and bathrooms, as
well as the convenience of an in-unit laundry,
this move-in ready condo comes complete with
2-parking spaces and a 1-car detached garage
with extra space for storage. You’ll find ample
room in the lrg. closets and the spacious 3rd
bdrm. offers room for your home office or exercise space. Appliances are included the only
thing missing is you! $99,999
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PIN #74245 - Chances like this do not
always come available! This is the ONLY
listed, vacant WATERFRONT LOT AVAILABLE on Lake Elizabeth. This lot has 97’
of waterfrontage on the west side of lake.
There is plenty of frontage to install your
own pier with 2 boat slips. This private
tree-lined lot makes easy access to all of
your lake fun no matter what season it is.
Please call to walk the property, bring
your builder with or ask about builders
that are available to meet with you.
$119,900
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PIN #46165 - Bring the family and move
right in to this fully updated home, steps
away from the waters of Delavan Lake.
Some updates include new kitchen and
bath, 2 water heaters, huge deck, 2-story
playhouse with plenty of room for extra
guests, seasonal water views and Home
Warranty. Home is located in Delavan
Lake Highlands Assoc. You’ll have access
to a private beach and boat launch. A private slip is available with a one time, fully
refundable fee. Come and enjoy all
Delavan Lake has to offer. Truly a place to
relax and have fun! $148,750
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PIN #64035 - WOW! WATERFRONT home
that is ready for its next owner to move
into. This home transpires total entertainment for you and your guests with a
dream kitchen, huge great room, separate family room and your own party boat
house to watch games, races, movies,
etc. at your own bar. Family room has
frplc. and great room has wood burning
stove to cozy up to while viewing the
waterfront. Home has gone through near
total remodel completed over past 3-5
years with Hi-efficient furnace, windows,
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PIN #04795 - WOW! This exceptional
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plenty of nature right outside your back
door. 4 lrg. bdrms. with 3 full baths fits
the entire family. Msrt. bdrm. is on main
level with spacious kitchen opening to
the cathedral ceiling living room. Hot tub
room opens to extra sized deck overlooking wooded yard which can also be
accessed through finished lower level
walkout. Enjoy the finished rec room and
family room in lower level with another
full bath. Powers Lake is just steps away
for all of your lake fun. $337,900
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PIN #60915 - All of the work has been
done, this home has been updated with
new windows, siding, gutters, soffit, fascia and flooring. Nothing to do but get
packed and move in. The home is so
much bigger than it may look. Good sized
rooms and a large fenced-in yard gives
the feel of comfort all around you. The
dining room patio doors lead out to a
breezeway between the home and
garage, perfect for the grill on rainy days.
Lower level is mostly finished with a den
and rec room. There is a lot of home here,
at such a great price. Home sale will be a
short sale. $124,900
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WILLIAMS BAY
MLS #1162882 - Cute and adorable
describes this 2 bedroom, 1 bath, 1 car
detached garage, full bsmt. home
located just a few blocks from Geneva
Lake. Plenty of charm shows throughout the home with curved archways, 2
built-in China cabinets, French doors
and a wonderful sunroom with knotty
pine ceiling and accent wall. Most of
the work has been done: new roof, siding and windows in 2005. A great home
for a great price. $148,000
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PIN #75255 - Get ready to entertain
the whole family in this 5 bedroom, 4
bath, 3 car garage home on a fenced,
corner double lot. Come, sit back and
enjoy the wonderful in-ground pool
and nicely landscaped yard. This
home features a huge master suite
and bath with whirlpool tub, extra
large kitchen open to great room with
gas fireplace and a finished lower
level. Just a great family home!
$380,000
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WILLIAMS BAY
PIN #69545 - 67+ prime acres of
vacant land just north of Williams
Bay. Half the acres are wooded
with beautiful oak, pine and walnut
trees. The other half is farmed.
Wonderful location close to Geneva
Lake. Located at the highest point
in Walworth County, it has outstanding
views
everywhere.
$950,000
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Oct. 22, 2010
Valley of the Kings saving exotics
The staff at Valley of the Kings
Animal Sanctuary have been receiving
e-mails and letters from people about the
retail sale of lion meat. Restaurants are
selling lion burgers for $20 in Illinois
and other states.
This is not something new. It has
been going on for many years and is an
approved practice among collectors,
with our federal government’s stamp of
approval.
When lions and other exotics are
raised for profit in captivity, you can do
whatever you want with them.
Greedy owners may part them out,
sell the meat, hide and head for thousands of dollars. This goes on daily here
in the United States.
Endangered species are not exempt
from slaughter if they are “captive
raised.” They are only endangered “in
the wild.”
Exotics are being shot and slaughtered for greed at an alarming rate. Last
fall a lion head fell out of the back of a
pickup truck in Marengo, Ill. Our
inspectors couldn’t tell us where it came
from, but only that it was “harvested”
using “USDA standards.”
We have a signed letter from John
Cuneo who owns the multi-million-dollar Hawthorne Corp in Libertyville, Ill.
The letter states that he sees nothing
wrong with selling hides of big cats. He
had supplied the majority of big cats and
elephants to circus before being shut
down due to animal abuse charges and
fined by the USDA. Tuberculosis that
cost some of the elephants their lives
was discovered among animals and
workers. He has harvested many big cats
throughout the ears and continues to do
so. Young exotics are purchased for pennies on the dollar at auctions throughout
the U.S. Big cats are mostly worthless
alive, but dead they are priceless for
parts and meat. At one particular auction
in Cape Girardeau, Mo., a lion went
through the sale with only a $50 bid. The
buyer took the animal out back, shot it,
pelted it, then left it’s carcass on the side
of the road by the auction house. The
crate that lion was transported in went
through the sale the following days and
sold for $200.
No one wanted to take that precious
life home and his fate was sealed the
moment he was consigned to the auction.
These stories are heartbreaking but
need to be heard. I have held a big cat’s
paw in comfort as he or she lay dying,
while we waited for a vet. We have spent
many sleepless nights throughout the
years caring for sick and injured animals. How can someone look one of
these majestic creatures in the eye and
pull a trigger? We will never understand
the lack of honor and respect that lets
this be done.
Our quest to save is one of pure love
and dedication; to protect and educate
humans concerning the plight of all liv-
ing creatures who think, feel pain and
sadness like us and also know right from
wrong.
Humans don’t give animals enough
credit, for they are perfect in every way,
without flaws, unlike us humans. Even
with ever sanctuary in the country, we
can only save a handful of these majestic creatures. Many will continue to be
raised for slaughter as long as ignorant
people continue to buy exotic meat.
Don’t we have enough food to feed the
human race without eating them?
A man who lives in Neshkora, Wis.,
has supplied restaurants with lion meat
for many years. Only now is there a
movement to try to stop him. We have to
start somewhere and it’s a tiny beginning.
Valley of the Kings has received
many calls over the years from people
looking for big cats to adopt or return to
the wild. Many pleas come from people
who say how free and happy these animals would be in their new home. We
have never agreed to place any exotic
animals in our care and we never will.
Other sanctuaries have not been so
lucky. Burdened with huge feed bills and
overwhelming operational expenses,
some have placed big cats in the hands
of these con artists, only to discover that
they were shipped overseas ended up in
a “canned hunt.”
One such person recognized her
beloved lion in a hunting magazine
because he had such an unusual head.
How can someone be so cold-hearted as
to destroy such a magnificent creature,
look into its eyes and feel nothing? Greed,
ego and the almighty dollar is what fuels
the demise of unfortunate exotics in the
hands of these horrible people.
Through the years we have been targeted and held to different standards by
our county and other agencies because
we only want to save animals and let
them live out their days in dignity. If we
had a hunting range in our back acreage,
many people would consider that to be
the “appropriate use” of the animals in
our care.
We have fought the system with our
belief of a better world and living side
by side with sentient begins and we were
punished and severely restricted by our
county officials. They have never understood why we do what we do and ruled
against us 37 years ago when there were
no zoning rules on the books.
We were harassed and fined years
ago by the DNR for refusing to put our
bears and cougars on concrete. It took
many years of fighting in court before
we received variances that allowed us to
house them without concrete.
If we had a hundred acres and
enough funds for more enclosures, we
could save many more animals. We can
only do what we can with the room we
have and make a difference to a handful
of precious lives that will never end up
on someone’s dinner plate or be exploited in any way.
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By Kathi West
On our way to the Madison Expo,
Sue Buckingham and I saw a flatbed
truck with horses on it. These weren’t
just any horses, they were pink and
blue horses that we rode at the grocery
store when we were kids for only a
quarter. Do they still have these at
stores? I just had to share this picture
with you. Life is full of surprises.
Diane Queen of stained glass window quilts has a web site. I think she is
a hoot. Also, she has some really good
ideas, and a fast technique for making
stained glass. Her Web site is
www.detailsbydiane.com. Be sure to
watch the videos on the site. When I
get my new Christmas Skirt pattern
done (I bought the pattern at her vendor booth in Madison) I’ll be sure to
show it to you.
While I’m giving out addresses,
here are a few of my favorites for ideas
and patterns (mostly free; I like free):
www.Quilterscache.com/QuiltBlocksG
alore.html, www.jinnybeyer.com, www.
alexandersonquilts.com,
and
www.ricky tims.com.
I was reading Sawdust and
Stitches’ newsletter and saw all the
great quilt classes, including beginner
quilting, Sharon Lauderdale has
planned for the next two months. You
can pick up a newsletter copy at the
store or see it at www.sawdustandstitches.net.
Here are some quilting events near
our area.
October 23, Edgerton Quilt Show,
at Edgerton Middle School, 300 Elm
High Dr., Edgerton. There will be
book sales and signings, vendors, quilt
appraisals, a quilt raffle and other
items, concession stand and lots of
quilts to see.
October 29-30, Treasurers of
Tomorrow quilt Show, sponsored by
Piecemakers Quilt Guild of Central
Wisconsin, will be at East Gate
Alliance Church, 2203 E. Becker
Road in Marshfield. There will be a
concession stand, a quilt raffle, vendor
mall. For more information see
www.piecemaker .org, or e-mail:
marshfieldquiltshow @gmail.com.
November 6, Country Quilt Show,
sponsored by Ties that Bind Quilt
Guild at the Slinger Middle School,
521 Olympic Dr., Slinger. Quilt
exhibits, a country store, luncheon,
vendors, door prizes, and an antique
bed peel are some of the events at this
show. For more information or a map,
visit www. slingerquiltshow.org or call
(262) 6446647.
QUILT GUILD SCHEDULES.
Chocolate City Quilters meet the
second Monday of each month at 6:30
p.m. in the Burlington High School
library, 400 McCanna Parkway.
The Crazy Quilters meet the second Wednesday of each month at 7
p.m. at the First Congregational
Church, 231 Roberts Drive in
Mukwonago.
The Harvard Village Quilt Guild
will meet on the third Wednesday of
the month at 1 p.m. at the Trinity
Lutheran Church, 504 East Diggins
Street in Harvard, Ill. Guests are welcome. For further information, contact
Oct. 22, 2010 — 21
This quilt was on display at the Madison Expo in September.
Margo Van Dan at (815) 648-2662) or
mvandan @stans.com.
The Scrappers Quilt Guild meets
on the third Tuesday, of each month at
6:30 p.m. in the Lions Field House on
Hwy 67 in Williams Bay. Visitors are
welcome. The November 16 meeting
will be a potluck Christmas Party.
There will be no December meeting.
The Stone Mill Quilters meet the
third Wednesday of each month at
6:30 p.m. at the Congregational
(Beacon photo)
Church in Whitewater, 130 S. Church
Street, but enter through the door on
Franklin off Main Street.
If you have some quilting news to
share with quilters in the greater
Walworth County area, e-mail me
[email protected] or mail to P.O.
Box 69, Williams Bay, WI. 53191.
Make sure you send it early, about a
month before the event. I will try to it
into the next column.
We passed these ‘supermarket’ horses on I-90 while driving to the Madison Quilt
Expo.
(Beacon photo)
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Oct. 22, 2010
Five grads earn Advanced
Placement Scholar Awards
Kylee M., a 4th-grade student at Jefferson Elementary School in Harvard,
cheers on the high school athletes as they pass during the Harvard High School
Homecoming Parade.
(Photo furnished)
Five former students at Delavan-Darien
High School have earned Advanced
Placement (AP) Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on
AP Exams during the 2009-10 school year.
The College Board’s Advanced
Placement Program provides willing and
academically prepared students with the
opportunity to take rigorous college-level
courses while still in high school, and to
earn college credit, advanced placement,
or both for successful performance on the
AP Exams.
The College Board recognizes several
levels of achievement based on students’
performance on AP Exams.
Alexander Johnson and Morgan Kuntz,
the DDHS Class of 2010’s valedictorian
and salutatorian, respectively, qualified for
the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by
earning an average score of at least 3.5 on
all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or
higher on five or more of the exams.
Class of 2010 graduate Lacey Carlson
qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor
Award by earning an average score of at
least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and
scores of 3 or higher on four or more of
these exams.
Classmates Karen Cano and Michelle
Wenzel qualified for the AP Scholar
Award by completing three or more AP
Exams with scores of 3 or higher.
Through more than 30 different college-level courses and exams, AP provides
willing and academically prepared students with the opportunity to earn college
credit or advanced placement and stand
out in the college admission process.
Each exam is developed by a committee of college and university faculty and
AP teachers, ensuring that AP exams are
aligned with the same high standards
expected by college faculty at some of the
nation’s leading liberal arts and research
institutions.
More than 3,800 colleges and universities
annually receive AP scores. Most four-year
colleges in the United States provide credit
and/or advanced placement for qualifying
exam scores. Research consistently shows
that AP students who score a 3 or higher on
AP Exams (based on a scale from 1-5, with
5 being the highest) typically experience
greater academic success in college and have
higher college graduation rates than students
who do not participate in AP.
The College Board is a not-for-profit
membership association whose mission is
to connect students to college success and
opportunity. Founded in 1900, the College
Board is composed of more than 5,700
schools, colleges, universities and other
educational organizations. Each year, the
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and their parents, 23,00 high schools, and
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Among its widely recognized programs are the SAT, the PSAT/NMSQT, the
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Members of the Harvard High School Homecoming Court are (back row, from
left) David Martinez, Tito Flores, Adam Schmidt, TJ Stephens, King Jay Jacobs,
Cristian Renteria, and Honorary Court Member and AFS student Lea Bressan
(Switzerland). (front row) Honorary Court Members and AFS students Paolla Pires
(Brazil) and Ge You (China), Homecoming Court members Megan Struck, Brittany
Finke, Shannon Ditsch, Griffin Larkin, Chelsea Nebergall, Queen Crystal Hernandez
and Honorary Court Member and AFS student Akiho Nagaoka (Japan). Students elected Jay Jacobs as the Homecoming King and Crystal Hernandez as Homecoming
Queen at the Homecoming Dance on September 18.
(Photo furnished)
Candidates
continued from page 2
Harrod said his father taught him that
you can’t spend what you can’t afford.
“Forty-six states are in the same boat. I
believe we need to redo the method of allocating money from the state to local school
districts. Basing it on property taxes is not
right. Fifty percent of the children at our
middle school qualify for free or reducedcost lunches. It doesn’t match the property
values in Lake Geneva, but that’s the way
it is.”
Pappas said he believes it is important
to establish better communication with voters. “I’m not up to speed as to what’s happening in Madison,” he said. “I’m a blank
slate ready to be informed. Government
needs to be more transparent. If I’m elected I’ll blog everyday to let my constituents
know what’s going on in Madison.”
“We need to have principles and stick
to them,” said Kilkenny. “Tyler says that if
he ever raises taxes he’ll resign the next
day. As far as I’m concerned, that means ‘I
won’t think.’ I have been elected to public
office seven times. My campaign is selffinanced, though I have asked for donations on my Web site from people who
reside or own property here.”
Harrod says he has had a fund-raiser
and is using his own money. He has
received no money from, and is therefore
not beholden to, the state Democratic
Party or anyone else.
Pappas’s campaign is self-financed.
Since squeaking by Gibbs in the Sept.
14 primary, August has been the beneficiary of Republican Party money, including
several fundraisers sponsored by State
Sen. Neal Kedzie and Congressman Paul
Ryan.
Call Mark today 262-245-1877
Student volunteers who helped stuff backpacks for families in need are (from
left) Allie Kolacke, Kim Bender, Suzie Van Bemmel, Shawna McIntire and Eric Van
Bemmel. The donated school supplies and backpack drive, sponsored by the
Walworth County Volunteer Services and Department of Health and Human Services,
as well as St. John in the Wilderness Church, went to 211 families.
(Photo furnished)
The Beacon
Aram Public Library, 404 E. Walworth
Ave., Delavan. Monday through Thursday, 9
a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
• Pizza and a Movie – Thursday, October
28 at 11:30 p.m. Tickets available at 9 a.m.
on Oct. 28. “How to Train Your Dragon”
(Rated PG, 98 mins.) Hiccup is a young
Viking who defies convention when he
befriends one of his deadliest foes, a ferocious dragon he calls Toothless. But humans
and dragons are supposed to be mortal enemies, not buddies, and this unlikely pair must
overcome many obstacles and one ultimate
challenge - to save both their worlds.
• Pumpkin Carving – Friday, October 29
from 1-3 p.m. Prepare your Jack-o-lantern
just in time for Halloween. This family event
offers the opportunity to create a Halloween
masterpiece, without the mess. We supply
cleaned pumpkins and carving tools, you
supply the creativity.
• Documentary Film, Tuesday, November 2, 3:30 p.m. “Wisconsin Vietnam War
Stories” (A 3-part series, 3 hrs.) A partnership of the Wisconsin Historical Society and
Wisconsin Public Television, in association
with the Wisconsin Department of Veterans
Affairs, this film includes the stories of
dozens of veterans from all regions of
Wisconsin – stories of triumph and loss in the
field of duty, companionship in the ranks and
the "welcome home" they never received.
• Make a No-Sew Tote Bag, Thursday,
November 4, 6:30 p.m. A green alternative
to plastic or paper, the no-sew tote bag is
easy for anyone to make. This simple, useful,
and fashionable accessory is sure to please
everyone on your holiday gift list. It’s also a
super bag to carry on your shopping trips, or
fill it with presents and use it as a gift bag.
Bring 1 yard of heavyweight fabric (canvas,
vinyl, oilcloth or upholstery fabric) and 1-1/2
to 2 yards of 1-inch wide webbing for straps.
Registration required.
• Tiny Tots Time – Tuesdays at 10 a.m.,
designed for children ages 0-2, is a program
that brings caregivers and babies together for
an hour of stimulating experiences intended
to nurture the bond between caregiver and
child. The program includes nursery rhymes
and songs, book sharing, parenting information, and free play.
• UFO Club, Monday, November 8, 6:30
p.m. and Thursday, November 18, 2 p.m. Our
former Knitting Club is expanding to include
other yarn junkies and crafters. Bring your
Un-Finished Objects and get together with
other time-crunched crafters to work on your
projects.
• Knitting Class – Mondays, November 8
and 15 at 6:30 p.m. Just when your neck was
getting cold, learn the cable stitch and wrap
yourself in a homemade warm and cozy
scarf. Bring one pair of size 9 straight needles, and one skein of light-colored worsted
yarn. Registration required.
• Preschool Story Time – Fridays at 10
a.m. Help your preschooler get ready to read.
Share books, stories, rhymes, music, and
movement with your children and build language skills. Preschool children and their
parents or caregivers are invited to join us for
story time on Fridays at 10 a.m. Activities
are age-appropriate for children from 3
through Kindergarten, and each program
includes a variety of activities. The program
is free and registration is not required, but
caregivers are expected to stay with children.
• English Conversation Group –
Wednesdays at 1 p.m., for students learning
English as a second language, this is a chance
to practice everyday conversation skills.
• Lapsit Story Time – Tuesdays at 9 a.m.
• Cuentos y Artes en Español (Spanish
Story Time) – Wednesdays at 1:30 p.m. For
Spanish-speaking families with children of
all ages. Enjoy stories, songs, crafts and other
activities in this hour of reading fun.
Library programs are free and open to
the public. Contact the library at 728-3111
(TDD 262-728-2620) for more information
or to register.
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. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Check the library’s new
Web site at www.williamsbay.lib.wi.us/
• “What Are Teens Reading?” book
group. Check Web site for November meeting date and time. This group is for parents to
read and review teen books. Stop by the
library to pick from a great selection of YA
books!
• Saturday Morning Book Club meets the
second Saturday of the month at 10 a.m.
• Story time, 10 a.m. Tuesdays. Crafts
follow. Families are invited to discover the
popular dress-up bin and the New puppet
theater designed and donated by Jesse
Gagliardo.
• Knitting Circle, Mondays 10 a.m. noon. All skill levels welcome. Please bring
a project to work on.
All programs are free and open to the
public unless otherwise indicated. Call 2452709 or e-mail [email protected].
wi.us.
Brigham Memorial Library, 131 Plain
St., Sharon.
• Story Time, Wednesdays, 9:30 – 10:30
a.m. A theme will unite a story and craft.
Snacks will be available.
• Young adult book club, every second
Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Burlington Public Library, 166 E.
Jefferson St., Burlington.
• Free movie, 1:15 p.m., Friday, Oct. 29.
“Marmaduke,” rated PG. 88 minutes.
Registration is required (so we know how
much popcorn to make.) The next feature
will be “How to Train Your Dragon” on
Tuesday, Nov. 16, at 1:15 p.m. Call 763-7623
or stop by the Circulation Desk to sign up.
• Preschool Fun With Love, Inc. “Building
Blocks” with Linda Breuer from Love, Inc.
runs Wednesdays, Nov. 3, 10, 17, 24, and Dec.
1 and 8 at 9:30 a.m. This program is geared
toward preschoolers and features rhymes,
songs, books, games and playtime. There is no
cost for this program. For more information,
contact Linda Breuer, Children’s Resources at
Love, Inc. at 763-6226.
• New members are always welcome to
join the Teen and Youth Book Clubs. Call
Ms. Joy for information or just stop by a
meeting. The Teen Book Club will meet
Tuesday, Nov. 16 from 3:30-4 and the Youth
Book Club will meet Wednesday, Nov. 17
from 4-4:30.
• Winter Story Time with Ms. Joy begins
Tuesday, Nov. 23 and runs every Tuesday
through Dec. 21 from 10:30 – 11 a.m. The
goal of each half-hour session is to encourage
pre-school children to develop an interest in
books and reading. Come listen to a story and
sing some songs. No registration is necessary.
All programs at the Burlington Public
Library are free and open to the public. For
more information, contact Joy Schnupp,
Youth Services Director, at 763-7623 or
jschnupp@burlington .lib.wi.us. Check for
updates to scheduled events/programs at
www.burlingtonlibrary.org.
Darien Public Library, 47 Park St.,
Darien. Hours: Mon-Thurs 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.,
Sat. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
• Wireless Internet now available. Bring
your laptop and ask at the desk how to access
the wireless connection.
• Ongoing book sale.
• The schedule for our popular free adult
computer classes is now available. Stop in or
call 882-5155 for information.
Diggins Library, 900 E. McKinley St.,
Harvard, Ill.
• Pre-school Story Time for 3-5-yearolds, Wednesdays at 10 a.m. Must pre-register and have a valid Harvard library card.
• Digg In Books Discussion for adults,
second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m.
Location and book selections vary. Call the
library for details.
• The library is also home to a very challenging letterbox. To obtain the clues to this
letterbox, go to letterboxing.org and search
for LbNA 8311. More information is available on this website for letterboxes all around
the U.S.
Call (815) 943-4671 for more information.
Most events are free and open to the public.
East Troy Lions Public Library, 3094
Graydon Ave., East Troy.
• Book club, 6:30 p.m., first Tuesday of
each month.
• Story time, 11 – 11:45 a.m., for children and their caregivers. Registra-tion
required.
• Story Time, Fridays, 11:30 a.m., for
ages 18 months – 4 years.
For more information, call 426-6262.
Fontana Public Library, 166 Second
Ave., Fontana.
• Happy-to-Be-Here Book Club, first
Thursday of each month, 1 p.m.
• Evening Book Club, third Thursday of
each month, 6:30 p.m.
public unless otherwise indicated. Call 2755107 for more information.
Genoa City Public Library, 126
Freeman St., Genoa City.
• Story time and craft time, Fridays, 10
a.m. For kids ages 3-5 and siblings.
• Ongoing book sale. Donations of new
or slightly used books, including children's
books, may be dropped off at the library.
public unless otherwise indicated. Call 2796188 for more information.
Lake Geneva Public Library, 918 W.
Main St., Lake Geneva.
• Special Feature Teen Halloween Movie
Night, Thursday, October 28 from 6-8 p.m.
featuring Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland,” rated PG. This movie is especially
appropriate for teens and is not part of the
Library’s ongoing “Family Movie Night
Series,” which is designed for families and
children ages four to eleven, accompanied by
an adult.
Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, is an
imaginative new twist on one of the most
beloved stories of all time. Alice, now 19
years old, returns to the whimsical world she
first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny. The extraordinary characters come to life richer and more
colorful than ever: the Mad Hatter, played by
Johnny Depp, the White Queen, played by
Anne Hathaway, the Red Queen, the White
Rabbit and more. A triumphant cinematic
experience Alice in Wonderland is an incredible feast for your eyes, ears, and heart.
Teens who attend the program are
encouraged to wear Halloween costumes,
relax in front of the Library’s movie screen,
and enjoy Halloween candy that will be
served during the event.
• Families and people of all ages are
invited to attend the ongoing Family Movie
Nights
with
the
presentation
of
“NannyMcPhee” on Thursday, Nov. 11 from
6-8 p.m. In “NannyMcPhee,” a mysterious
governess reveals ways of making children
behave that are much more effective than a
time-out. In this fantasy comedy based on the
Nurse Matilda books for children by
Christianna Brand, Mr. Brown is a widower
who must tend to his business as an undertaker while looking after his brood of seven
children. Brown’s offspring are a singularly
ill-mannered lot who have managed to drive
away 17 different nannies before their father
finds Nanny McPhee, a strange-looking
woman with a large nose, protruding teeth,
and pock-marked skin. But it isn’t long
before the kids realize she has magical powers and isn’t afraid to use them to help keep
them in line.
During Family Movie Nights children
are encouraged to visit the Library in comfy
clothes, bring pillows and blankets, and relax
in front of the Library’s movie screen.
Popcorn will be served.
• “Express Yourself:” a Program for
Teens, will continue on Saturday, November
13 from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Teens are invited
to read aloud or perform poems, stories, or
essays which may be written by their favorite
authors, friends or themselves. Teens are also
welcome to bring a friend or just come to listen and enjoy the refreshments. Pre-registration at the circulation desk begins on
Monday, October 25 for this free program.
• Preschool story time every Friday from
10:30 – 11 a.m. Children ages two to five are
especially encouraged to attend this half hour
reading program, but families and children of
all ages are also invited. Each week library
staff members will read stories that are often
based on a seasonal theme. It may also
include singing, dancing, and other participatory activities.
• Generations on Line computer tutoring
is now available for senior citizens. Tutors
will be available Tuesdays from 10 – 11 a.m.
Oct. 22, 2010 — 23
and Wednesdays from 2 – 3 p.m. in the
library’s reference room. The goal of the program is to provide seniors with beginning
computer skills and to interest them in
exploring elementary uses of the World Wide
Web and e-mail.
Interested senior citizens may sign up at
the reference desk or call the Library at 2495299 to make a reservation. Volunteer tutors
are made possible by the Retired and Senior
Volunteer Program (RSVP). The laptop computer used for the tutoring sessions was made
possible by a grant received by Lakeshores
from the Racine Community Foundation and
administered by Generations on Line.
For more information, call the library at
249-5299 or visit the Library Web site,
www.lakegeneva.lib.wi.us.
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.
• Storytimes are about 30 minutes long
and are filled with books, songs and more.
Each week will bring something new. No
registration required. Toddlers on Tuesday or
Friday at 10 a.m.; Books n’ Babies on
Wednesday at 10 a.m.; Preschool Age on
Thursday at 10 a.m.; and Tiny Tots 2nd and
4th Monday at 6:30 p.m.
• The Lego Building Club for ages 6-12
meets every other Wed. at 3:30 p.m. in the
story room. Each meeting will feature a different building theme. Creations will be displayed in the library and online. Lego donations greatly appreciated.
• Make it and Take it Crafts is for ages 612. Participants are invited to make fun crafts
such as locker magnets, scarecrows, cards
and more. Mondays at 3:30 p.m.
• Sewing Club is for ages 6-12. Come
and learn to create fun fabric and yarn projects. We have fabric, sewing materials, yarn,
needles, and hooks available, or bring your
own materials to use and share. Choose a
project and work on it each week until it’s
done . No registration required. Wednesdays
at 3:30 p.m.
• Stamp & Scrap group for Rubber
Stampers and Scrapbookers meets from 10
a.m. - 2 p.m. in the Mary Bray room the last
Saturday of the month.
• The Walworth County Genealogical
Society Library is open Tuesdays from 10 a.m
– 3 p.m. and the second Saturday of each
month from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. A board member
will always be there to render assistance if
needed. Special appointments for other times
can be made by calling the WCGS librarian at
215-0118. To obtain membership information
or find literature regarding Walworth County,
visit walworthcgs.com.
public unless otherwise indicated. Call 7232678 or visit www.elkhorn.lib.wi.us for more.
Powers Memorial Library, 115 Main
St., Palmyra. 495-4605
• Open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Friday, 1 to 7
p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. Saturday.
• All programs are free and open to the
public unless otherwise indicated. Call 4954605. for more information or to volunteer.
Twin Lakes Community Library, 110
S. Lake Ave., Twin Lakes. 877-4281. Hours:
Monday - Thursday 10 a.m. -8 p.m., Closed
Friday, Saturday and Sunday 12-4 p.m.
• Books & Boogie. ages 2-5, 10:30 -11
a.m. Thursdays Oct. 28; Nov. 11; Dec 2.
Sick of stuffy story times? Bounce on in for
Books & Boogie. Play our rhythm instruments, dance to music, and hear lively tales.
Walworth Memorial Library, 101
Maple Ave., Walworth. Open Mon. and Wed.
10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Tues., Thurs., Fri. and Sat.
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Now offering wireless Internet service.
• Knitting and crocheting classes,
Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. Call for details.
• Preschool Story Hour, Fridays, 9:45 –
10:30 a.m., for preschool-age children and
their caregivers. The hour will include stories, snacks, crafts and more.
• Book Club for adults, third Saturday of
each month, 9:30. – 10:30 a.m.
public unless otherwise indicated. Call 275-
24 — 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.
~ ~ ~ Ongoing events ~ ~ ~
Delavan Derby Dolls Roller Derby
Team is accepting recruits for new skaters
and corporate sponsors. They practice at the
Delavan Roller Rink on Hwy 50 on Monday
and Wednesday from 8-10 p.m., and Fridays
9-11 p.m. People can contact them on
Facebook with a search for Delavan Derby.
The Geneva Lake Museum, 255 Mill
St., Lake Geneva is open Monday, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and
Sundays 12 - 3 p.m. The annual used book
sale will continue through Saturday, Nov. 14.
Hardcovers and trade paperbacks are $1,
paperbacks 50 cents. Specially priced collectors books, as well as children’s books, CDs,
DVDs, VHS tapes and audo cassettes are
also available. For admissions, a calendar of
events, membership information and volunteer opportunities, visit www.geneva lakemuseum.org.
Webster House Museum, 9 E.
Rockwell St., Elkhorn. Open Wed. through
Sat. 1-5 p.m. The home of composer Joseph
Webster and his family. See exhibits of dolls,
birds, Indian artifacts, Civil War memorabilia and a three-by-eight-foot miniature house.
OFA-LG, meets at 6:30pm the fourth
Monday of each month at Caribou Coffee in
Lake Geneva. Come join us for discussion
and updates on the happenings in
Washington, D.C.
Walworth County AARP #5310 meets
the fourth Tuesday of the month from 9:3011:30 a.m. at Peoples Bank, 837 Wisconsin
St, Elkhorn. Contact Jim at 642-5694 for further information.
Southern Lakes Masonic Lodge #12,
1007 S. 2nd St., Delavan. Stated meetings are
second and fouth Mondays at 7 p.m.
Geneva Masonic Lodge #44, 335 Lake
Shore Dr., Lake Geneva. Regularly stated
meetings, second and fourth Tuesdays, 7:30
p.m. 725-3062
Walworth County Toastmasters Club
meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every
month from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at VIP Services,
811 E. Geneva, Elkhorn. Check www.wal
worthcountytoastmasters.com.
Bingo, second and fourth Thursday of
the month at the Delavan American Legion
hall, 111 S. 2nd St. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.,
a 15-game session begins at 6:30.
Progressive session follows. $1 face, progressive pot grows until it is won. $100 consolation prize.
The Intenders Circle is for those who
want to use the Laws of Manifestation in
their daily lives and have a lot of fun while
they’re at it. Weekly on Tuesdays from 5:30
– 6:30 p.m. at Local Industry Bakery, across
from the shopping center on Hwy ES in East
Troy. Contact Laurie Asbeck at 745-4051, or
Fran at [email protected].
Lakes Italian American Club meets the
third Wednesday of each month in the clubhouse at Westshire Farms. Social events are
planned throughout the year. Proceeds from the
yearly fund-raising event benefits various charities including the American Legion and The
Time is Now. New Members are welcome.
Call Martha Benante, 740-1240 or Marlene
Kass, 275-5515 for more information.
Burlington Historical Society Museum,
Sundays, 1 to 4 p.m., at 232 N. Perkins Blvd.,
Burlington. The society will present exhibits
that depict the history of Burlington up to
present day using memorabilia, artifacts, and
historical and genealogical information. Call
767-2884 for more information.
Delavan Historical Society meeting,
third Thursday of every month, 7 p.m., old
Lake Lawn Airfield, 2375 E Geneva St.
Contact Peg Gleich as [email protected].
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
http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/ or call Maj.
Robert Thomas at (262) 642-7541.
Authors Echo Writers group meeting,
7 p.m., first and third Tuesday of every
month, Grace Church, 257 Kendall St.,
Burlington. Call Frank Koneska at 534-6236.
Clogging lessons, beginning and intermediate level adult classes, Tuesday
evenings, Walworth County Gymnastics and
Dance Center, 213 E. Commerce Court,
Elkhorn. Adults of all ages are welcome. Call
Shannon McCarthy at 742-3891 or email
[email protected].
Beginning youth clogging lessons (Tiny
Tots ages 3 – 5 at 4 p.m./Youth ages 6 & up
at 4:30 p.m.) at Walworth County
Gymnastics and Dance Center, 213 E
Commerce Court, Elkhorn. For more information: www.walworthcountycloggers.com
or 742-3891.
Square dance lessons at Elkhorn area
middle school. Call Pete or Lynn at 248-8789
for more information.
Genealogy meetings, 7 p.m., third
Wednesday of each month, Burlington
Senior Center, 210 N. Main St. at the rear of
the building. For more information regarding
Burlington Genealogical Society, contact
Sharon Worm at [email protected], Dave
Nelson at [email protected].
Yerkes Observatory, 373 W. Geneva
St., Williams Bay. The observatory offers
free, 45-minute tours, Saturdays, 10 a.m., 11
a.m. and noon as well as night sky observations for a fee of $25. Visitors may also view
the Quester Museum, which covers some of
the observatory’s history. For more information, call 245-5555 or e-mail rdd@yerkes.
uchicago.edu.
Support Our Troops rally, 11 a.m.,
Mondays, old Walworth County Courthouse,
downtown Elkhorn on the square. The names
of servicemen and service women with ties to
Walworth County who are currently serving
in Iraq and Afghanistan will be read. Call Bob
Webster at 275-6587 for more info.
Mischievous Singles meeting for single
people over 50, second Saturday of every
month, 6 p.m., Foxville Restaurant, 141 N.
Pine St., Burlington.
Senior Happy 60 Singles or Better, 1
p.m., third Tuesday of every month. Daddy
Maxwell’s, 150 Elkhorn Road, Williams Bay.
A great way to make new acquaintances.
Cards and games, Mondays, 1 – 4 p.m.
Darien Senior Center, 47 Park St., Darien.
Call 882-3774.
Lake Seniors meeting, first and third
Mondays of every month, 11 a.m. Municipal
Building, 626 Geneva St., Lake Geneva.
There are also meetings every Thursday at 11
a.m. at the Pell Lake Village Hall, and at the
Lake Como Clubhouse on the second and
fourth Wednesday at 11 a.m. Everyone brings
his or her own lunch and coffee and lemonade
is provided. After lunch we play pinochle,
500, canasta or bunco. Contact Wally
Johnson at 723-4791.
Thursday Senior Card Club, 11:30
a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Matheson Memorial Library
Community Room, Elkhorn. Bridge, 500 or
bring your own group. Call Judy at 723-1934
or Liz at 723-5036 for more information.
~SENIOR GROUP OF WALWORTH COUNTY~
Pinochle, every Tuesday, 8:30-11:30
a.m., St. John’s Lutheran Church, Elkhorn.
Bridge, (open to new members), every
Tuesday 9:30 - 11:30 a.m., Lake Geneva City
Hall, second floor conference room
Bridge - every Tuesday, 12:30-3:30 p.m.,
Lake Geneva City Hall, second floor conference room.
Line dancing, every Wednesday, 1011:30 a.m., St. John’s Luthern Church,
Elkhorn.
Sheepshead, every Friday 8:30-11:30
a.m., St. John’s Lutheran Church, Elkhorn.
~ FARMERS’ MARKETS ~
Downtown Farmers Market, Thursdays
3-7 p.m., Wehmhoff Square, next to the
library at the corner of Washington and Pine
Streets, Burlington.
Delavan Fresh Market, Thursdays 3-7
p.m., Tower Park in historic downtown
Please send information about your organization’s
upcoming events
as far in advance as possible to:
Beacon Calendar
fax to (262) 245-1855 or
e-mail to [email protected].
Delavan. Plenty of free parking.
Lake Geneva Farmers Market,
Thursdays 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. through October,
Horticultural Hall, 330 Broad St.
East Troy Marketplace will be open on
Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on East
Troy’s historic village square for the sale of
local farm and horticultural products, locallyproduced specialty foods, local arts and handicrafts and other local sales and services.
~ HEALTH AND FITNESS ~
Alanon self helprogram, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesdays, VIP building, 816 E. Geneva St.,
across from Elkhorn High School in Elkhorn.
Mindfulness and loving-kindness meditation Thursdays from 7-8 p.m. at Elkhorn
Matheson Memorial Library, Community
Center Room, 101 N. Wisconsin St.
Meditation is practice for being more awake
and attentive as we go about our daily lives,
learning to live fully in the present
moment.Beginners and experienced practitioners always welcome. Sittings are sponsored by Wisconsin Blue Lotus (formerly
named Geneva Lakes Vipassana Buddhist
Meditation
Group). No
registration
required. Call Judy Franklin, 203-0120, or
visit www.bluelotustemple.org for more
information about Blue Lotus.
Narcotics Anonymous meetings in the
southern lakes area. Call (877) 434-4346
(toll free) for times and locations.
White River Cycle Club, 7 p.m., VIP
Services, 811 E. Geneva St., Elkhorn, second
Tuesday of each month. Contact Mike Lange
for more information at 723-5666.
Lake Geneva Alzheimer’s support
group, 6:30 p.m., third Wednesday of the
month. Arbor Village of Geneva Crossing,
201 Townline Road, Lake Geneva. Call
Andy Kerwin at 248-4558.
Alzheimer's/Dementia support group,
4:30 p.m., third Wednesday of the month in
the chapel at the Vintage on the Ponds, N4901
Dam Road, Delavan. If you have any questions about the group, call Bob Holland at
472-0958 or Arlene Torrenga at 728-6393.
Alzheimer’s Support Group, second
Tuesday of the month, 10 a.m. at Brolen Park
Assisted Living, 2119 Church Street, East
Troy. Facilitated by Melissa Wason, 642-9955.
Alzheimer’s Support Group, first
Thursday of the month, 1:30 p.m.,
Hearthstone/Fairhaven, 426 W. North Street,
Whitewater. Facilitators: Janet Hardt,
Darlene Zeise 473-8052. Respite care is
available with no advance notice.
Parkinson’s Disease support group, 1
p.m., second Monday of every month, Lower
level conference room, Fairhaven Retirement
Community, 435 W. Starin Road, Whitewater.
Call Marilyn Bauer at (920) 563-3610.
Huntington’s Disease Support Group
for anyone affected by Huntington’s Disease,
meets the third Saturday of the month on the
Oct. 22, 2010
lower level, conference rooms A and B, of
Froedtert Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave,
Milwaukee. Call (414) 257-9499 or go to
www.hdsawi.org for more information.
Parent Support Group for families with
children who have emotional, behavioral or
neurological disorders. Third Wednesday of
the month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Pathways
Medical and Holistic Health Center, 5411
State Rd. 50, Delavan. For more information
call (847) 899-9752 or email mendfamilies
@yahoo.com.
Road to Recovery: Men’s grief support
group, second Monday of each month, 7 - 8:30
p.m., Aurora VNA of Wisconsin, 500
Interchange North, Lake Geneva. 249-5860.
Harbor of Hope grief support group,
first and third Thursday of each month, 3 4:30 p.m., Aurora VNA of Wisconsin, 500
Interchange North, Lake Geneva. 249-5860.
MEND Families Parent Support Group
for families with children who have emotional,
behavioral or neurological disorders, third
Wednesday of the month, Pathways Medical
and Holistic Health Center, 5411 Hwy. 50,
Delavan. For more information call (847) 8999752 or email mendfamilies@ yahoo.com.
De-Stress, De-Tangle, Re-Energize
class, Mondays, 6 p.m., Lake Geneva United
Methodist Parish Hall, 912 Geneva St., Lake
Geneva. Combination of breathing techniques, Qi-gong and Edgu. Call Linda at 7232076 to register.
A support group called “Entouch,”
(Encouraging others Touched by suicide),
meets at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of the
month at Riverwood Church, 6919 McHenry
St., Burlington. The group is for those who
have lost a loved one to suicide. Attendees do
not need to attend the church or, indeed, have
any religious affiliation. Everyone is welcome.
Call 215-5606. for more information.
Families Anonymous (FA), a 12-Step,
self-help support program for parents, grandparents, relatives, and friends who are concerned about and affected by the substance
abuse or behavioral problems of a loved one,
meets every Thursday evening at 7 p.m. at the
First Congregational United Church of
Christ, 76 S Wisconsin St., Elkhorn. Enter
through the double glass doors on W. Geneva
St. Additional information may be obtained
by calling 723-8227 or through the Families
Anonymous
Web
site:
www.FamiliesAnonymous.org.
Free blood pressure screening, last
Friday of every month, 2 - 4 p.m., Williams
Bay Care Center, 146 Clover St., Williams Bay.
~ ART, LITERATURE THEATER, MUSIC ~
Karaoke, Fridays 9:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.,
Lake Lawn Resort’s Lookout Bar & Eatery,
2400 Geneva St, Delavan. Scott Thomas
Entertainment hosts.
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The Beacon
Oct. 22, 2010 — 25
Hunters sight-in day November 6
Southern Lakes Evangelical Free
Church will host a free hunters sight-in
day on Saturday, Nov. 6 from 8 a.m. –
3:30 p.m. Targets will be set up at 25, 50
and 100 yards with Bore sighting equipment and spotting scopes available.
There will be no cost for the event,
but people need to take their own
weapons and ammunition. The church
has arranged with the DNR Hunter
Education Instructors to provide supervision that will keep the event safe for
everyone involved. There will be freshly
smoked barbecue pork and all the fixin’s
for those who will be around over the
lunch hour.
Tables will be set up for people to
share stories and a hot cup of coffee (or
cold soda) throughout the day.
The church is located two miles
north of Elkhorn on Highway 12 and
more information can be found at
www.slefc.org or by calling the church at
742-2366.
Wileman Principal, Donna Sorensen (left) accepts a $750 Grant check from
Hema Mehta, manager of the Evergreen Mobil Mart. Mehta worked with her management staff and school officials to secure the grant, one of 2,400 available to schools
across the country. The grant is an extension of the ExxonMobil Educational Alliance
Program, which encourages ExxonMobil retailers to participate in the program and
invest in the future of their communities. This donation will be used in support of
Wileman’s math and science programs this year. The Evergreen Mobil Station had to
meet stringent eligibility criteria before being allowed to apply for the grant, including
having a commitment to providing a superior buying experience for customers.
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answers, find us. We are a loving, open-minded religious community guided not
by a set creed or dogma but by a free and responsible quest for truth and meaning in our lives. There is a religion that welcomes your search. Discover the joys
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Tickets available for Holiday Walk
Ticket are now available for the
eighth annual Homes for the Holidays
Walk, sponsored by the Elkhorn Area
Women’s club. Three charming homes,
one condominium and the Webster
House Museum, all decorated for the
holidays, will be open to the public
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday,
Nov. 20. At the end of the walk,,
refreshments will be served in the community room of Peoples Bank, 837 N.
Wisconsin St.
The Beacon will have more details
about the stops on the walk in the Nov. 5
issue.
Tickets may be purchased from any
Women’s club member, at Deakin Isle,
Pharmacy Station or the Antiquery, near
the Square in Elkhorn. Tickets are $10 in
advance or $12 at any of the sites on the
day of the walk.
The Walk raises money that the
Women’s club donates to worthy causes. The Elkhorn Parks Department will
receive the proceeds from this year’s
event.
More information may be obtained
by calling Julia Knight at 723-1934.
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Travel to Camp Wallaballaballa
What mysteries will unfold as a
group of 37 children get stranded when
their bus breaks down on the way to
Summer Camp Wallaballaballa?
The musical, to be presented at
Chapel on the Hill’s Christian Arts
Center on Oct. 23 and 24, will also feature dancing and songs for the audience
to sing to the children for encouragement on their voyage into the unknown.
What will they learn at the end of their
journey?
This is Chuck Sommers’ and
Victoria Loy’s eighth year working with
the children at the Christian Arts Centre.
The children, from the ages of 7-17 will
perform songs such as “The Baby Shark
Song,” along with other musical favorites.
Performances will take place on
Saturday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. and Sunday,
Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. The Christian Arts
Center is located 4.5 miles west of Lake
Geneva on Highway 50. The cost is $10
for all seats. Call 245-9122 for reservations or go online to www.chapelonthe
hill.net.
Historical Society meeting Oct. 28
Cindy Austin pauses for a photo after arranging a display of her art in the WCAC
display case in the lobby of the Government Center in Elkhorn.
(Beacon photo)
Cindy Austin artist of the month
Woodworking artist Cindy Austin of
Darien is the featured artist for the
month of October in the Walworth
County Arts Council display case, which
is located in the lobby of the Government Center on the square in Elkhorn.
Largely self-taught, Austin has been
interested in art since childhood and was
strongly influenced by her artist mother.
“If it interested me, I wanted to try,”
says Austin of her early experiments in
art. But it was woodworking on which
her artistic talent was focused.
Wood burning and “chip” carving
are featured in her exhibit, in addition to
examples of an Italian woodworking
technique called intarsia, a mosaic of
inlaid woods.
It is not necessary to be a member
of the Arts Council to have art work
presented in the display case.
Walworth County artists interested in
having their work presented should
contact Arts Council volunteers Al
Gruling at 642-5281 or Dale Hagan at
(414) 837-4363.
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The family of William Martin
Schaid, a blacksmith in early Walworth
history, will be featured at the
Thursday, Oct. 28 meeting of the
Historical Society of Walworth and Big
Foot Prairie.
Robert Schaid, a lifelong village
resident, will give a slide and video presentation about his family at 7p.m. in the
lower-level community room of Golden
Years Retirement Village at 270 Ridge
Rd., Walworth.
Schaid, who served many years as
Walworth postmaster, has traced his
ancestors back to the late 1700s to a
Nicolaus Scheid in Germany. Schaid has
traveled there to learn more about the
culture of his early relatives. George
Scheid, the son of Nicolaus, emigrated
on the ship Rhine to New York and even-
tually purchased a farm in Johnsburg, Ill.
Like many fellow emigrants, the
spelling of the family name changed in
later generations.
William Schaid came to Walworth
from Woodstock, Ill., in 1905 and
worked for blacksmith L.J. Hand.
Schaid and Jesse Carter purchased the
business in 1906, but Schaid soon
became the sole owner.
Schaid shod horses and did blacksmithing work from his building at 212
N. Main St. Today, the building houses
Sandy’s Upscale Consignment.
The society will have a short business meeting and will offer the latest
Walworth, Zenda and Fontana Farm and
Place Tour booklet for sale.
For information, call society president Nancy Lehman at 275-2426.
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Area music students to perform with world-renowned violinist
Delavan-Darien High School sophomore Rachel Riggs will have the chance
of a lifetime Saturday, Nov. 13, when
she and other southeastern Wisconsin
high school strings musicians will participate in a master class with worldrenowned violinist Rachel Barton Pine.
Pine is coming to Walworth County
that weekend to play a concert with the
Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra.
Prior to that evening’s concert, Pine will
work with Riggs and a handful of other
talented high school musicians in the
class at Delavan-Darien High School.
“It’s a wonderful opportunity for
Rachel,” DDHS Orchestra Director
Jennifer Bayerl said. “Ms. Pine is a fantastic musician and Rachel will certainly
learn a lot from her.”
The master class, scheduled to start at
1 p.m. at DDHS, is free and open to the
public. It will be a combination of solo
recital and music lesson, Bayerl said.
Anyone who enjoys music should enjoy
the class, and audience members can
expect to learn a few things while
attending, she added.
“At a violin master class, serious students perform a solo work they have
been studying before an audience and a
professional or expert violinist,” Bayerl
said. “The expert works with the student
to develop a variety of skills to improve
their performance. It is a real one-on-one
lesson with a charismatic and amazing
violinist before an audience. “
Riggs, who was chosen for the master
class by Lake Geneva Symphony
Director David Andersen, will play La
Folia by Corelli.
“It’s one of the most famous violin
solos,” Bayerl said. “It’s a gorgeous
‘theme in variations’ with a beautiful
What’s Happening
Continued from page 24
Live Music, Hobie and the Leftovers,
Fridays at 9 p.m.. Champs Sports Bar &
Grill, 747 W Main St., Lake Geneva. No
cover charge. Call 248-6008, or log on to
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Open Blues Jam, Sundays, 3 to 7 p.m.,
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14, Darien. Featuring the Organgrinders.
Call 724-5400.
Open jam, Sundays, 8 p.m., at Cattails,
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Call 728-1745 for more information.
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SATURDAY, OCT. 23
Chicago Land Pro Wrestling, The
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Doors open at 6 p.m., bell at 7 p.m. Tickets
available at Stingerz Bar and Grill (Harvard)
or by calling (815) 378-9940. $10 in
advance, $12 at the door. CLPW Pro X
Champ “Irish” Andy Anderson vs “The Love
Machine” Matt Longtime. Also appearing:
Austin Roberts, Steve “The Boz,” Nick
Brubacker and more!
MONDAY, OCT. 25
Organizing For America-LG, 6:30
p.m. at Caribou Coffee, 833 E. Main, Lake
Geneva. Discussion and updates on the happenings in Washington, D.C.
THURSDAY, OCT. 28
Historical Society of Walworth and Big
Foot Prairie, 7 p.m. at Golden Years
Retirement Village, 270 Ridge Rd.,
Walworth. Robert Schaid of Walworth will
talk about his family, specifically William
Martin Schaid who had a blacksmith shop in
the village in the early 1900s. For reservations and information, call Nancy Lehman at
275-2426.
Geneva Lake Art Association, 7 to 9
p.m. in the GLAA gallery at 647 West Main
Street in the North Shore Pavilion in downtown Lake Geneva. Members, guests, and
non-members are invited and encouraged to
melody.”
Pine will play selections of the students’ pieces as she gives them tips on
how to improve their strings techniques.
She will play with the Lake Geneva
Symphony Orchestra at Elkhorn Area
High School at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov.
13.
In an effort to capitalize on the first
season of a new music director, the
LGSO was able to secure a large sponsorship to bring in international violin
superstar Rachel Barton Pine for their
first concert of the season. She and the
symphony will perform “A Shortcut
Home” by Dana Wilson, “Nimrod from
Enigma Variations” by Elgar, capriccio
Espagnol by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov,
and the Max Bruch Violin Concerto in G
minor.
“Ms. Pine normally performs with
major symphonies throughout the world,
so the fact that she is performing in a
small town is a major feat for the symphony,” said Music Director David
Anderson. “This speaks to the community support, both the talented volunteer
musicians who will be able to play with
her at a very high level, as well as the
businesses who are helping to put on the
event.”
According to her Web site
www.rachelbartonpine.com, Pine “has
an extraordinary gift for connecting with
her audiences. She has received worldwide acclaim for her virtuosic technical
mastery, lustrous tone and perceptive
performances. Her passion for research
allows her to bring emotionally charged,
historically-informed interpretations to
her diverse repertoire, and her work as a
philanthropist continues to inspire the
next generation of artists and concertgoers.”
The Chicago-based violinist has performed on stages all over the world in
front of hundreds of thousands of people, released 13 albums, won countless
prestigious awards, and played with
musicians ranging from Placido Domingo to Jimmy Page.
She is as comfortable playing classical concertos by Beethoven, Brahms,
Mozart and Paganini, as she is playing
her own orchestral arrangements of rock
and metal classics by groups including
AC/DC, Metallica, Led Zeppelin, Van
Halen and Ozzy Osbourne.
In 10 years the all-volunteer LGSO
has grown from a group of nine musicians to more than 60. They perform
four to five concerts a year.
The master class, which will take
place at Delavan-Darien High School,
150 Cummings St., Delavan on
Saturday, Nov. 13 at 1 p.m., is free and
open to the public. Pine will later perform with the Lake Geneva Symphony
Orchestra at Elkhorn Area High School
at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 and may be
purchased by logging on to lakegeneva
orchestra.org or at the door the night of
the performance.
attend. Jon Greene, manager of Kopy Kats in
Lake Geneva will present a program entitled
“Giclee Printing and TheGenevaGallery
.com” about art reproduction, including producing archival quality giclees, scanning vs.
photographing art, paper types, greeting
cards, and color matching. He will also discuss a Web site he is developing to help local
artists to market their artwork.
Enjoy an evening of networking in a
relaxed social setting while enjoying cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, door prizes and more.
Don’t forget to bring business cards. $10,
5:30-7:30 p.m., Johnny Angel’s Pub &
Pizzeria, W7404 Co. Road X, Delavan.
FRIDAY, OCT. 29
Tree and Garden Clinic, 9 a.m. - noon,
Geneva Lake Conservancy, 398 Mill Street in
Fontana. Learn tips from Stateline
Landscaping Certified Arborist on how to
put your gardens to bed and how to prune
trees without ruining them. Certified
Arborist, Steve Messick, from Stateline
Landscaping, will provide instruction on how
to properly trim and prune your trees.
Botanica Fine Gardens and Landscapes will
be on hand as well to show how to prepare
gardens for winter so plants are ready for
spring. Lunch provided. Since this clinic is
free, we ask that you help us drag our trimmings to the road. Contact Lynn at 275-5700
or email lynn@genevaon line.com for further
details.
Saturday, Oct. 30
Beer & Spirits Festival, 1 to 5 p.m. at
the Lodge at Geneva Ridge in Lake Geneva.
Admission cost of $40 includes unlimited
tastings from 25 Midwest breweries, specialty liquors and foods that pair well with beer,
and live music. Open to the public, but limited to 750 participants. First 500 will get a
free commemorative tasting glass. All proceeds from the silent auction will benefit the
Water Safety Patrol.
SUNDAY, OCT. 31
Costumed Halloween Parade in the
Geneva Lake Museum Main Street Exhibit
Hall, 12:30 p.m. Children 12 and younger are
invited to participate. Free museum admission from 12-1 p.m. City-wide trick-or-treat
from 1-4 p.m. Children must be accompanied
by an adult.
Halloween Parade, 12:30 p.m., Geneva
Lake Museum. Children 11 and younger are
invited to participate by parading down the
museum’s Main Street. Roy Hoyt will make
balloon animals and all participants in the
parade will receive a treat. Free admission to
everyone from noon to 1 p.m. City-wide
trick-or-treating will follow from 1-4 p.m.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Thursday, Nov. 4
Geneva Lake Museum Benefit Dinner,
5-8 p.m. at Celebration on Wells, 422 Wells
St., Lake Geneva. The menu will feature
pasta stations, meatballs, roasted vegetables,
salad, garlic bread and dessert. Tickets are
$15. Cash bar. E-mail the museum at
[email protected] or call 2486060 to buy for tickets or to receive more
information.
MONDAY, NOV. 1
Penny Pinchers Book Swap, 106
Kenosha St., Walworth. In honor of National
Children’s Book Week (the second week in
November), bring a book and take one in
exchange. Take 5 percent off regular priced
purchase for every book donated up to 5.
Books must be in like new condition.
Collected books will be donated to the
Walworth Memorial Library. Books will be
collected through the month of November.
The German Interest Group will meet
at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 2921 Mt. Zion
Ave., Janesville, at 7 pm. The guest speaker
will be Lori Bessler whose lecture will be
“Changes at the Wisconsin Historical
Society Library Archives.” The Archives,
located in Madison, holds one of the top five
genealogical collections in the country, and
its scope includes the entire U.S. and
Canada. The Library has gone through a
restoration project, and Bessler will show
how to find resources in the collections, how
to access them, and will explain the various
services offered. Bessler is the reference
librarian and outreach coordinator at the
archives. There is no charge to attend the
meeting, and visitors are always welcome.
For questions, contact Rick Leyes at (608)
754-5538.
FRIDAY, NOV. 5
The Walworth County Senior Travel Club
will be meet in the Community Room at the
Matheson Library in Elkhorn at 10 a.m. Ron
and Susanne Nelson will share their experiences with the people, temples, restaurants,
and street markets in southern Thailand.
Reservations for the Christmas luncheon at a
cost of $5 will be taken. Final signup for the
$75 Tuesday, December 14, trip “Christmas
in Chicago” will take place. For additional
info, contact Sandy at 882-5564.
SATURDAY, NOV. 6
Spaghetti Dinner, 12-6 p.m., Village
Supper Club, 1725 South Shore Drive,
Delavan. Tickets are $7 in advance and $7.50
at the door. children under 12, $3. All you
can eat. Tickets are on sale at Ron’s Barber
Shop and the Village. Sponsored by DelavanDarien VFW Post 10173.
Big Foot Recreation Dept. Movie Night
presents “The Polar Express” in 3-D at 7
p.m. in the auditorium at Big Foot High
School in Walworth. Admission $1, concessions will be available.
THURSDAY, NOV. 11
Veterans Day
AAUW Geneva Lake Branch will host
a program featuring Professor Philip
O’Leary. Social at 6:30 p.m., program at 7,
at Faith Lutheran Church, 420 Read Street,
Walworth. Prof. O’Leary will share his
experience as Director of Camp Badger
Exploring Engineering, a program that
brings 200 middle school students to UWMadison for one week every summer to
learn how engineers make a difference in our
lives and how to build their futures as engineers. Katie Thousand, a UW Madison
Egineering student and a Camp Badger
counselor will also speak. This past summer,
to encourage girls to explore the fields of
science, technology, engineering and math,
AAUW awarded full scholarships to six seventh grade girls from Walworth County.
These girls will also be sharing their camp
experience with the audience. The public is
invited to attend. For information about
AAUW, contact Gwen Clausius, 275-2533
or Judy Moser, 349-5047.
FRIDAY, NOV. 12
Big Foot Recreation Dept. Movie Night
presents “Astro Boy,” 6:30 p.m. in the gym at
Reek School. Admission $1, concessions
available.
Taste at the Lake, 5-8 p.m., Delavan Lake
Yacht Club. Benefit for the Delavan-Darien
School District.
SATURDAY, NOV. 13
Holiday Tour of Homes, 10 a.m. - 4
p.m., sponsored by the Delavan-Darien
Soccer Club. Advance tickets $10, $12 at the
door. Tickets available at Bradley’s Dept.
Store, Community Bank Delavan, Walworth
State Bank, Delavan. Questions? Contact
Debbie Mowery at 949-8784.
Darien-Delavan High School sophomore Rachel Riggs is one of a select number of local students who will have a chance to perform for, and learn from, worldrenowned violinist Rachel Barton Pine during a master class on Nov. 13. Pine will perform with the Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra that night at Elkhorn Area High
School.
(Photo furnished)
28 — The Beacon
Oct. 22, 2010
Weaving show runs till Oct. 30
The Woodstock Weavers Guild, a
group of 75 fiber artists in Southern
Wisconsin and Northern Illinois, are
mounting their 13th annual show and
sale during the month of October at the
Old Courthouse Arts Center in
Woodstock, Ill. The Hollow Tree
Spinners Guild and the Clayworkers’
Guild of Illinois are also showing. The
finest weaving, spinning, knitting, and
pottery art are being displayed. These
gallery exhibitions and sales are free to
the public.
Kay Lange, a well-known fiber artist
from the Chicago and Fontana area, was
the judge for the weaving show. Several
area residents were awarded ribbons for
their weaving entries.
Best of show went to Diane May,
Beloit, for a table runner. Judge’s
Choice was awarded to Alie Thompson,
Harvard. In the garment division, Diane
May took first and third, and Karen
York, Clinton, took second. In accessories, Alie Thompson was awarded first
place, Silke Lehhman, Harvard, second,
and Randi Rewoldt, Hebron, third.
In interiors, Karen York place placed
first; Juanita Hofstrom, Clinton, second;
and Joe Sternberg, Harvard, third. In
household linens, Diane May was
judged first and Gail Daleiden,
Belvidere, second.
In the tapestry class, Kate Pietri,
Elkhorn, was third with a tapestry of her
face. In the novice class, Sybil
McDonald, Genoa City, placed third
with a beach blanket skirt. Silke Lehman
got second on yardage in the “Other”
class.
The Old Courthouse Arts Center is
located at 101 North Johnson, on the
square, in Woodstock. Gallery hours are
Wednesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.,
and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. The show runs
through Saturday, October 30.
Paige Flitcroft (left) and Kelly McKinney serve free brats and hot dogs to hundreds of visitors to Sorg Packing Company’s customer appreciation day on Satufday,
Oct. 16.
(Beacon photo)
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Oct. 22, 2010 — 29
Delavan-Darien Holiday Tour of Homes set for November 13
The public will have its first opportunity to see homes decorated for the holidays
on Saturday, Nov. 13 when the Delavan
Soccer Club presents the Dela-van-Darien
Holiday Tour of Homes. The tour, which
includes six homes, will take place from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Randy and Cindy Wuttke will open
their home at N3694 Old Highway 89 in
Darien. According to organizers, visitors
will know when they have arrived when
they see the giant ear of corn at the end of
the driveway. It’s a whimsical nod to
Randy’s occupation.
Built 10 years ago, the house features a
wide expanse of windows on the southern
side that overlooks a natural pond and farm
fields. The open-concept kitchen and living room is great for entertaining, while
the first floor laundry with its stenciled
garden scene is large enough to handle
laundry generated by teenagers.
A curved oak stair case leads from the
foyer to a loft that features a “parents’ pulpit” and the bedrooms beyond. There is an
entertainment area with arcade games and
vintage Harleys in the basement.
Visitors will be greeted by a tree decorated with Hummel figurines and ornaments, a 10-foot gree in the great room, an
instrumental garland and a dining room set
for the holidays.
Rich and Diane Doerr, N3134 Elm
Ridge Rd., Delavan, are often asked if a
tree is growing through their house. The
oak tree is actually growing in the front
courtyard entrance, but upon first glance,
does appear to protrude from the house.
It is just one example of how the original owners, with the help of a nationally
known architect from Atlanta, succeeded
in creating a perfect marriage of landscape
and home.
Even though the Doerrs have done
some remodeling since buying the home in
1992, they have kept many unique decorative and architectural features of the original structure.
Some of these include antique stained
glass from Milwaukee, antique streetlights
from Iowa, old ceiling beams and even an
antique ceiling fan from Chicago’s
Marshall Field Department Store. Luckily,
the original owners logged all of the information about each peace after collecting
items for the home over a number of years
prior to it being built.
The new, large open kitchen, which
they remodeled in 2007, overlooks six
wooded acres. The home will be decorated
John and Geri Cangelosi will open their house at 134 S. 6th St. in Delavan for
the Delavan Soccer Club’s Delavan-Darien Holiday Tour of Homes on Saturday, Nov.
13. The house was built in the mid 19th century for A.H. Allyn, who later commissioned
architect E. Townsend Mix to design the Allyn House. Also known as the LaBar House,
it has been called the second most beautiful house in Delavan..
(Beacon photo)
for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Chris and Andy Thone’s home is at
7974 Summit Drive in Delavan. A professional interior designer, Andy Thone
moved here 15 years ago from Germany.
The house reflects her European background. Chris, Andy and their five children
enjoy a comfortable, casual lifestyle with
touches of fun and elegance. An added
sunroom, finished lower level, including
bathroom, newly landscaped yard with a
fish pond and a covered pergola, plus a
patio with a fire pit make autumn nights
warm and cozy.
John and Geri Cangelosi will open
their home at 134 S. Sixth St. in Delavan.
After spending almost six decades as a
four-family residence, the cream city brick
dwelling has been returned to a single family residence by contractor John Cangelosi.
Once inside, Cangelosi uncovered the
original footprint of each of the rooms and
painstakingly began to return the structure
to its former glory. In the basement he
found many original elements that had
been removed, including doors and a stunning hallway mirror, which have now been
returned to their rightful places.
The “LaBar House,” as many oldtimers call it, has undergone a combination
renovation and restoration that provides a
beautiful home for the family.
Originally built in the mid 1800s, it
was originally home to some of Delavan’s
finest families, including A.H. Allyn, who
would later commission architect E.
Townsend Mix to design the Allyn
Mansion; Anna Mary Mabie Phillips,
owner of the Lake Lawn Hotel and widow
of Jeremiah Mabie, co-owner of the Mabie
Bros. Circus; and, later, by Anna’s daughter, Mamie, and her husband, Daniel
LaBar, who held the office of mayor for
six years and later spent four years in the
Wisconsin State Assembly.
Due to the many similarities with the
Allyn Mansion, some believe it may also
have been designed by Mix.
When Mrs. Phillips completed the
additions of a second story in the back and
a two-story addition to the north prior to
moving in in 1885, the Delavan
Republican called it the “second best
house in Delavan.”
Steve and Judy Jacobson will welcome
visitors to their home at The Apple Barn,
W6384 Sugar Creek Rd., north of
Delavan.
The family is the sixth and seventh
generations of the original owner, Jacob
Jacobson, who emigrated from Norway.
Steve and Judy, their five daughters and
grandson are surrounded by family heirlooms and memories that date back to
1848 when the home was built the same
year Wisconsin became a state.
Most of the house is still the original
historic structure, with slight modernizations over the year. The original “summer
kitchen” was remodeled in the 1970s,
keeping the original roof line.
The basement, which originally had a
dirt floor, has been remodeled into a comfortable family gathering area with a cozy
fireplace made of stone from the farm and
featuring Steve’s hunting mounts.
As their ancestors did, the family continues to live off the land. Once a working
dairy and crop farm, the house is now surrounded by The Apple Barn Orchard and
Winery. The house, outbuildings and water
supply are all heated by the outdoor woodburning stove. Most of the wood burned in
it comes from the farm.
The Jacobson home will be decorated
with a family Christmas theme. All ornaments and decorations are directly connected to family members, whether as
handmade objects, a memory or a gift.
Tour participants are invited to stop at
the Comfort Suites, 313 Bauer Parkway, to
sip cider, eat some fresh-baked cookies,
pick up a gift bag and register for a drawing, the prize for which will be a free onenight stay.
Tickets for the tour are $10 in advance
and $15 the day of the event. They may be
purchased at Bradley’s Department Store,
Community Bank and Walworth State
Bank in the Delavan Inlet.
Proceeds from the event will go to the
Delavan-Darien High School Scholarship
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Oct. 22, 2010
Taste at the Lake fund-raiser
for Delavan-Darien Foundation
Those 21 and older are invited to
attend a tasteful fund-raising event at the
Delavan Lake Yacht Club that will benefit its scholarship programs.
The event will feature signature
appetizers and beverages from these
local establishments:
Apple Barn Orchard and Winery,
Brick Street Market,
Brown Box Cheesecakes,
Culvers of Delavan,
Greenies Club House,
Hernandez Restaurant,
Riga-Tony’s,
Shrimp House,
Sonoma Cellars,
Sorg’s, Staller Estate Vineyard and
Winery,
Stinebrink’s Piggly Wiggly
The Waterfront Pub and Eatery.
Taste at the Lake will also include a
silent auction and a keynote address by
Mike Heine, Delavan-Darien School
District Coordinator of School/
Community Relations, about efforts to
improve visibility of the district within
the community.
The event will take place from 5-8
p.m. on Friday, Nov. 12 at the Delavan
Lake Yacht Club.
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25
at the door. Advance tickets are available
at Community Bank Delavan, (820 E.
Geneva St., Delavan) and Bradley’s
Department Store (222 E. Walworth
Ave., Delavan), from Foundation members, or at the Delavan-Darien School
District Administration Building (324
Beloit St., Delavan).
The Delavan-Darien School District
Foundation awarded 50 scholarships to
graduating DDHS seniors in 2010, totaling more than $57,000 in value. All proceeds raised at this function will go to
fund scholarships for this school year’s
graduating seniors at DDHS.
Walworth State Bank Delavan Branch employees (from left) Ginny Dodge,
Denise Petkoff (branch mgr.), Colleen Loomer and Sadie Sanovich (asst. branch mgr.)
welcome patrons to the 30th anniversary celebration on Oct. 15.
(Beacon photo)
Archbishop to visit St. Andrew
On Saturday, October 30, during 5 p.m.
mass, St. Andrew Parish will have a special
guest celebrant, Archbishop Jerome Listecki.
The Archbishop will be making his first visit
to the Delavan parish in order to formally
install Father Jim Schuerman as pastor of St.
Andrew. Father Jim has been in the priesthood for 24 years, but St. Andrew is his first
pastorate duty, as he spent the past 12 years
in seminary formation. He was the spiritual
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Coming to St. Andrew’s brings Schuerman closer to his hometown of Lyons, where
his 88-year-old father still lives on the farm
where Schuerman grew up. He has also just
been assigned Dean of District 3 in the
Archidocese of Milwaukee, making him the
Most Reverend James Schuerman.
Schuerman says he wanted to return to
parish life and was attracted to the cultural
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Oct. 22, 2010 — 31
Recreation
Geneva Lake boat population remains about the same
Despite economic problems, most
boat owners managed to hang onto their
crafts this past year. The annual Geneva
Lake boat count was conducted on
September 17 this year. Although later
than in previous years, the Geneva Lake
Environmental Agency, the Water Safety
Patrol and the Geneva Lake
Conservancy were able to complete the
count before most boats were removed
from the lake for the season. All boats
docked, moored, on shore stations or in
dry storage are counted to document the
number of boats on Geneva Lake.
For purposes of the count, boats are
divided into four categories; motorboats,
sailboats, personal watercraft (PWC),
and “others”. PWC include jet skis and
wave runners. “Others” includes kayaks,
canoes, dingys, rowboats and any
motored boats under 10 horsepower.
Counters were blessed with good
weather on the day of this year’s count.
There was initially concern about the
loss of docked and moored boats that
had been removed for the season, but it
appears that the numbers were relatively
close to last year’s. “It should be noted
that many empty slips and moorings
were noted during the count,” said (title)
Ted Peters. “Launch attendants and
marina businesses had indicated that
some boat removal had already begun.
The total number of boats counted
in 2010 was 5,011 compared to 5,054
in 2009, a drop of just one percent.
This included all boats docked or
One of the reasons Fontana has more boats per foot of shoreline than other
parts of Geneva Lake is the number of craft moored in the Abbey Yacht Harbor.
(Beacon photo)
moored as well as boats in dry storage
on or near the lake.
Motor boats made up the largest
majority of boats with 3,124 motorboats
counted (62 percent). The second most
abundant boat type was “others” with
842 (17 percent), followed by PWC with
628 (13 percent). For the ninth straight
year sailboats had the lowest count of all
at 417 (8 percent).
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Tabulators found 542 boats in dry
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Boat density varies from community
to community. This year, the Linn North
shore had one boat for every 66.4 feet of
shoreline, while Linn South Shore had
one boat for every 31.0 feet. Lake
Geneva had 27.6 feet of shoreline per
boat. Williams Bay had 19.6 feet of
shoreline per boat and Fontana showed
15.1 feet of shoreline per boat. The
densest area for boats on Geneva Lake
was on the south shore from the Abbey
Channel to Rainbow Point with one boat
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Oct. 22, 2010
Au t o m o t i ve
Buick Regal is a nice package, but wait for the turbo in December
By Incantalupo
Newsday
If the 2005 LaCrosse didn’t do it for
you and the 2008 Enclave wasn’t persuasive enough, perhaps the new Regal
will convince those who reflexively turn
their noses up at American automotive
makes to consider a Buick. No longer
are they strictly for the Medicare set.
But as appealing as it is, the Regal
falls short of being a slam-dunk winner
among midsized cars by virtue of its
standard four-cylinder engine, whose
182-horsepower rating is more impressive on the specifications sheet than on
the road. The loud rasping tone as it
huffs and puffs to keep up is simply out
of keeping with the quiet grace of a
Buick.
The new Regal is an adaptation of
the Opel Insignia, a model designed for
Europe, where gasoline usually costs
about twice what it does here and where
drivers are, therefore, more willing than
most of us to forgo quick acceleration
for better fuel economy. Here in
America, at today’s gasoline prices, I
wouldn’t spend 30 grand for a car with
this engine.
If you agree, consider the optional,
220-horsepower, turbocharged fourcylinder engine, which will be available
beginning in December, according to
General Motors. It costs $2,500, packaged with some additional convenience
options like a power passenger seat.
Buick points out that the Regal’s designated targets, the Acura TSX and
With the 2011 Buick Regal CXL, Buick takes a giant step toward relevance,
desirability, and can it be - excitement. The Regal’s tidy dimensions, athletic shape and
excellent handling inject some badly needed panache in to the brand General Motors
chose to save over Pontiac, Saturn, Saab and Hummer.
(MCT)
Volvo S60, have four-cylinder and fivecylinder engines, respectively. But the
Acura and Volvo engines deliver more
horsepower than the Regal’s – 201 and
208, respectively – and the Acura
weighs about 200 pounds less than the
Regal.
The EPA says the Regal will attain
19 miles per gallon in city driving, 30
mpg on the highway. I averaged 23.3
mpg.
The Regal’s European breeding
shows in its predictable, stable and taut
handling.
Rear-seat legroom, at a minimum of
36.3 inches, is ample at about 3 inches
more than a TSX’s and 4 inches more
than an S60’s.
Reprising an old Buick name, the
Regal went on sale in May and begins at
$26,995 with freight. Neither the feds
nor the private Insurance Institute for
Highway Safety has published safety
ratings yet for the Regal, but nowadays
most cars do well in their tests.
Buicks are rated “about average” in
quality by J.D. Power and Associates.
Consumer Reports puts the Enclave and
Lucerne on its “recommended” list, but
it has no reader/owner feedback yet for
the LaCrosse or Regal.
2011 BUICK REGAL CXL:
• Engine: 2.4-liter, four-cylinder, 182
hp.
• Fuel: Regular
• Transmission: Six-speed automatic,
front wheel drive
• Safety: Six air bags; 4-wheel disc
brakes w/anti-lock, stability control and
brake assist; daytime running lamps; tire
pressure monitoring; OnStar automatic
crash notification.
• Place of Assembly: Russelsheim,
Germany
• Trunk: 14.25 cubic feet
• EPA Fuel Economy Estimates: 19
mpg city, 30 highway
• Price as Driven: $31,780 with
freight
• Bottom Line: A fine Euro sedan,
but consider the optional 220-horsepower engine.
© 2010, Newsday.
The Beacon
Oct. 22, 2010 — 33
2011 Juke adds eccentric fun to Nissan lineup
By Susan Carpenter
Los Angeles Times
Many a time, we’ve woken up to the
sound of squealing tires. So it was difficult not to feel like a jerk as I cranked
hard on the wheel for a tight left turn one
evening, careening around my neighborhood traffic circle doing donuts in a new
Nissan Juke.
The Juke responded with compliance, hugging the curb with little effort.
There’s nothing like an adrenaline appetizer before dinner.
With the Juke, Nissan Motor Co. is
introducing a new concept: a “sport
cross,” or small, SUV-style alternative to
the many compact hatchbacks that are
coming on the market to lure tight-fisted, forcibly downsizing consumers.
With an exterior style cribbed from
off-road rally racing and interior features
revved up to mimic sport bikes, the Juke
is a quirky five-door, five-seater for individualists who don’t want to sacrifice
fun just because they’re pinching pennies.
Starting at $18,960, the car, due out
this month, debuts a number of new
technologies the Japanese manufacturer
is bringing to the compact car segment,
such as advanced torque vectoring on
the all-wheel-drive version I was testing.
In addition to a computer that senses
wheel slip and accordingly splits the
torque front and rear, the Juke’s AWD
also splits torque to the left and right
sides of the rear axle. Thus my traffic
circle spin-arounds.
Powered with an all-new 1.6-liter
turbocharged inline four that adds some
go with the show of this sporty-looking
ride – while also delivering decent fuel
economy – the Juke cranks a respectable
188 horsepower.
Off the line, torque varies, depending
on the setting of the drive mode selector,
which adjusts the car’s throttle and steering responses, as well as the test car’s
continuously variable transmission.
At the press of a button, drivers can
choose between normal, sport and eco,
The 2011 Nissan Juke may look like a tiny SUV, but it won’t do the off-road thing.
A fun vehicle, it’s 1.6-liter powerplant has some punch and still manages to deliver 25
mpg city/30 mpg highway.
(MCT photo)
which you might characterize as omnivore, carnivore and vegan, respectively.
Although none of the modes is extreme,
they are, at least, sufficiently different,
unlike many cars that offer similar systems.
Sport mode is, of course, “Glee”fully peppy and obviously the most fun,
but this mode is most susceptible to
torque steer and makes the steering
wheel feel less controllable under hard
acceleration.
If the trio of options provided by the
multiple drive mode system is good, its
configuration is even better. Thanks to
the wizardry of modern-day electronics,
Nissan negated the need for an extra six
buttons on the center stack by making
the drive mode panel do double duty as
the climate control settings, so drivers
can easily switch displays between the
two.
Tricking out the Juke while also
keeping the price down means Nissan
has skimped on some things. The seats,
for instance, need to be adjusted the old-
fashioned way, with levers rather than
motorized buttons. The rear-view mirror
also quivers to the beat of the stereo,
even when the volume is moderately low
– blurring the view in tempo to whatever pop-tart singers the kids are listening
to these days.
Unlike most modern cars, the antenna for that radio doesn’t look like a fin.
Instead, it protrudes from the roof like a
joystick, which in an odd way seems
appropriate for a car that looks as if it
could be operated by remote control.
There’s a playful, toylike quality to the
Juke’s profile that hints at capabilities it
doesn’t actually have.
The up-sloped front end doesn’t provide clearance for rock climbing. It
might do for fire trails, but buyer beware
should he heed the call of the wild and
head into the brush. The Juke may look
like a Shrinky Dink-ed sport-utility vehicle, but it’s best for urban driving.
Nissan should be applauded for coming up with a car that opts against the
cookie cutter and cuts its own shape,
though there’s a little too much going on
with the Juke’s style.
A few carefully crafted swoops and
curves are voluptuous; too many makes
this car look lumpy and in need of some
Spanx. And the side mirrors? They’re
oversized and obstructionist; I had to
reposition myself in the driver’s seat to
look over and around them.
The interior is great. Designed to
mimic a motorcycle gas tank, the glossy
red center console is slightly elevated
and rounded. Complementing this striking feature, the woven red-and-black
textile accents the doors and ties together the color scheme from tip to tail.
There’s enough space in the rear
cargo hold for a few cases of beer or
bales of dirty laundry but not much else.
That said, I managed to carry a small
pinball machine and two kids in the car
by folding down 40 percent of the rear
seat, so the Juke provides some workable space.
It isn’t quite as versatile as a full-size
SUV, but there are a good number of
selections on this Juke box.
2011 NISSAN JUKE:
• Base price: $18,960
• Price as tested: $24,550
• Powertrain: 1.6-liter, Direct
Injection Gasoline (DIG) DOHC, 16valve, four-cylinder, turbocharger with
intercooler, continuously variable transmission, torque-vectoring AWD
• Horsepower: 188 at 5,600 rpm
• Torque: 177 pound-feet at 2,000 –
5,200 rpm
• Wheelbase: 99.6 inches
• Overall length: 162.4 inches
• Curb weight: 3,157 pounds
• 0 to 60: Not available from manufacturer
• EPA fuel economy: 25 mpg city/30
mpg highway
• Final thoughts: Fun-loving oddball
© 2010, Los Angeles Times.
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in October, November and December.
Deer/auto collisions also cost the
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claim, according to the Wisconsin
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Oct. 22, 2010
Mr. Fixit Strikes Again
By Dave Barry
I was walking through my bedroom
on a recent Sunday morning when I suddenly had a feeling that something was
wrong. I’m not sure how I knew; perhaps it was a “sixth sense” I’ve developed after years of home ownership. Or
perhaps it was the fact that there was
water coming out of the ceiling.
But whatever tipped me off, I knew
that I had a potentially serious problem,
so I didn’t waste time. Moving swiftly
but without panic, I went into the living
room and read the entire sports section
of the newspaper, thus giving the problem a chance to go away by itself. This
is one of the four recommended methods
for dealing with a household problem,
the other three being 1) wrapping the
problem with duct tape; 2) spraying the
problem with a product called “WD40”; and 3) selling the home, and then
telling the new owners, “Hey, it never
did that when we owned it.”
Unfortunately, when I went back to
the bedroom, the ceiling was still dripping. My wife suggested that maybe
there was water sitting on the roof and
leaking into the house, but I knew, as an
experienced guy of the male gender, that
she was wrong. I knew that the problem
was the plumbing.
It’s time that we homeowners accepted the fact that plumbing is a bad idea.
Many historians believe that the primary
reason the Roman Empire collapsed is
that the Romans attempted to install
plumbing in it. Suddenly, instead of
being ruthless, all-conquering warriors,
they became a bunch of guys scurrying
around trying to repair leaking viaducts.
(Tragically, the Romans did not have
“WD-40.”)
So I knew that our plumbing had
broken, and I also knew why it had chosen that particular morning: We had a
houseguest. Plumbing can sense the
arrival of a houseguest, and it often
responds by leaking or causing toilets to
erupt like porcelain volcanoes. And, of
course, our plumbing had waited until
Sunday, which meant that the plumber
would not come for at least a day, which
meant that it was up to me, as a male, to
climb up into the attic and do the manly
thing that men have had to do as long as
men have been men: shine a flashlight
around.
“Maybe you should check the roof
first,” my wife suggested. “Maybe
there’s water sitting up there.” She was
fixated on this roof theory. Women can
be like that. I had to explain to her, being
as patient as possible considering that I
had urgent guy tasks to perform, that she
was being an idiot, because the problem
was the plumbing.
So I got my flashlight and climbed
up a ladder into the attic, where I was
able, thanks to my experience as a
homeowner and my natural mechanical
sense, to get pieces of insulation deep
into my nose. I was not, however, able to
locate the source of the leak, because my
attic turned out to be a cramped, dark,
dirty, mysterious place with pipes and
wires running all over the place, and off
into the distance – just out of flashlight
reach, but I could definitely sense its
presence – a tarantula the size of Mt.
Everest.
So I came briskly back down the ladder and told my wife that, to stop the
plumbing from leaking, I was going to
turn off all the water to the house until
the plumber came. Speaking in clipped,
efficient, manly sentences, I instructed
her to fill containers with water and write
a note for the houseguest telling him how
to flush his toilet with a bucket.
“Before we do all that,” she said,
“Maybe you should check the. . . .”
“Don’t tell me to check the roof!” I
explained. “Stop talking about the roof!
The problem is the plumbing!” Sometimes a man has to put his manly foot
down.
So while my wife wrote toilet-flushing instructions for our houseguest and
prepared a small apologetic basket of
fruit and cookies, I tried to locate the
valve that would shut off all the water.
This was very difficult, because our
plumbing system turns out to have
approximately one valve for every water
molecule. We could start a roadside
tourist attraction (“Turn here for the
amazing valve forest”).
The fascinating thing is, not one of
these valves controls the flow of water to
our particular house. I shut a number of
them off, and nothing happened. So if,
on a recent Sunday, the water stopped
flowing in your home or store or nuclear
power plant, that was probably my fault.
Since I could not turn off our water,
our ceiling continued to leak all Sunday
night, so that by morning our bedroom
carpet was a federally protected wetland
habitat teeming with frogs, turtles,
Mafia-hit victims, etc. So we were very
happy when the plumber arrived. And if
you are a student of literary foreshadowing, you know exactly what he did: He
looked at the ceiling, went outside, got a
ladder, climbed up on the roof and found
some water sitting up there. It couldn’t
drain, because there was a little place
clogged by leaves. The plumber fixed it
in maybe 10 seconds. I could have easily fixed it myself at any time in the previous 24 hours if I had not been so busy
repairing our plumbing. I wrote the
check in a manly manner.
So far, my wife, showing great selfrestraint, has said, “I told you so” only
about 450,000 times. Fine. She’s entitled.
But don’t you start on me, OK? Not if
you want me to turn your water back on.
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The Beacon
L a u g h i n g M a t t e r Willy ’n Ethel
The teacher called little
Johnny to her desk and
said, “This essay you’ve
written about your pet dog
is word for word the same
essay as your brother has
written.”
“Of
course,”
said
Johnny. “It’s the same dog.”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
“If you had one dollar
and you asked your father
for another, how many dollars would you have?”
asked the teacher.
“One dollar,” replied
Danny.
“You don’t know your
arithmetic,”
said
the
teacher.
“And you don’t know
my father,” said Danny.
☺
☺
“I’m sorry to tell you
this,” a doctor told his
patient, “but you only have
six months to live.”
The ashen-faced patient
said, “But I have no medical insurance. I can’t possibly pay you in that time.”
“OK,” said the doctor,
scribbling on his pad.
“Let’s make it nine
months.”
☺
☺
Two old men – one a
retired history professor
and the other a retired professor of psychology – had
been persuaded by their
wives to take a vacation in
Portugal. As they sat on the
hotel balcony watching the
sunset, the history professor said to the psychology
professor, “Have you read
Marx?”
“Yes,” said the professor of psychology said, “I
think it’s the wicker
chairs.”
☺
☺
Two teenagers arrested
for breaking into a school
were taken to the local
police station. The desk
sergeant advised them that
they were entitled to one
phone call.
Half an hour later a
man entered the station.
“I assume you’re the
kids’ lawyer,” said the desk
sergeant.
“No way,” said the man.
“I'm here to deliver a
pizza.”
☺
☺
A farmer was stopped
by a police officer for going
five miles an hour over the
speed limit on a straight
country road. The officer’s
attitude was heavy-handed
as he began to lecture the
farmer about his speed and
generally belittle him.
When the officer finally got
around to writing out the
ticket, he had to swat some
flies that were buzzing
around his head.
“Having some problems with them circle flies,
are you?” inquired the
by Joe Martin
farmer.
“Well, yeah,” said the
officer, “if that’s what
they’re called. But I’ve
never heard of circle flies.”
“Circle flies are common on farms,” explained
the farmer. “They’re called
circle flies because they’re
almost always found circling around the back end
of a horse..”
“Oh,” said the officer as
he continued to write out
the ticket. Then it dawned
on him what the farmer was
implying.
“Wait a minute,” he
said. “Are you trying to call
me a horse’s ass?”
“On no, officer,” the
farmer said. “I have too
much respect for law
enforcement to consider
calling you such a thing.”
After a pause, he added,
“Hard to fool them flies,
though.”
☺
☺
A store manager overhead one of his clerks say
to a customer, “No, madam,
we haven’t had any for
some weeks now, and it
doesn’t look as if we’ll be
getting any soon.”
Alarmed, the manager
rushed over to the customer
as she was walking out the
door and said, “That isn’t
true, madam. Of course
we’ll have some soon. In
fact, we placed an order for
it a couple of weeks ago.”
Then the manager
pulled the clerk to one side
and growled, “Never, ever
say we don’t have something. If we haven’t got it,
say we ordered it and we’re
expecting it any day.
Understand? Now what
was it that she wanted?”
“Rain.”
☺
☺
A husband and wife
were traveling across
Scotland on vacation. As
they approached Kirkcudbright, they started arguing
about the pronunciation of
the town. The argument
carried on until they
stopped for lunch. As they
stood in the restaurant, the
husband asked the girl
behind the counter, “Before
we order, could you please
settle an argument for us?
Would you please pronounce were we are, very
slowly?
The girl leaned over the
counter and said, “Burrr…
gerrrrr…Kiiing.
☺
☺
Two surgeons were
talking about work.
“I operated on Mr.
Fulbright the other day,”
said one.
“What for?”
“About $19,000.
“What did he have?”
“Oh, about $19,000.
☺
☺
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Oct. 22, 2010 — 37
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Oct. 22, 2010
FuN and GameS
Crossword Clues
ACROSS
1 Quasi convertibles
9 Fire from a low-flying aircraft
15 Extravagantly theatrical
16 Cowardly
17 Russian comrade
18 Not long past
19 Country singer Whitman
20 Adequacy
22 South Korean port
24 Becomes weary
25 Rummy call
26 Merged
28 Put on
29 Occupancy fee
30 Withdraw from service
31 Blast letters
32 Advantage
33 Move about rapidly
35 Moray and conger
37 Vex
40 Indistinct
42 Infection of the blood
46 “The Chalk Garden” playwright
Bagnold
47 Corrida cheer
48 African fly
49 Carpentry tool
50 British baby buggies
52 Vamoose
53 Insubstantial
56 Pinball goof
57 Dark purplish red
58 Hostile
60 Set in from the margin
61 Chew the cud
62 Small samples
63 National Anthem word
♠
♥
Bridge
Protect Your Winners
Goren on Bridge by Tannah Hirsch
Both vulnerable. South deals.
NORTH
♠ K, 10, 7, 3
❤ K,5
♦ A, Q, 3
♣ 10, 7, 5, 4
WEST
EAST
♠ 9, 8, 6, 5, 2 ♠ Void
❤ J, 10, 7, 4
❤ 9, 8, 3, 2
♦ 9, 6
♦ J, 10, 8, 7, 4
♣ A, J
♣ K, Q, 6, 3
SOUTH
♠ A, Q, J, 4
❤ A, Q, 6
♦ K, 5, 2
♣ 9, 8, 2
South
1NT
2♠
Pass
The bidding:
West
North
Pass
2♣
Pass
4♠
Pass
DOWN
1 Daredevil
2 Moon orbiter’s farthest point
3 Stop in again
4 Adapted for the stage
5 Dark, oily, viscous material
6 Of the ear
7 Embroidery loop
8 Mike or Helmut
9 Hollywood audition
10 Waste allowances
11 Strong current
12 Exacted satisfaction
13 Enclosure material
14 __ cordiale
21 Recumbent
23 Rex Stout’s Wolfe
27 Smell-masking agents
29 Concerning
34 Italian city
36 Not as much
37 Grant entrance again
38 The Crossroads of America
39 Leapin’ __!
41 Golden novel, “__ of a Geisha”
43 Impassive
44 Set apart
45 Established residence
50 Call up
51 Dawn
54 Baudelaire or Ginsberg
55 Earth’s crust layer
59 Part of a deg.
East
Pass
Pass
Opening lead: J❤
More often than not, a 4-4 fit in a
major will produce at least the same
number of tricks, if not one more, at the
suit contract as at no trump. Even a bad
trump break can often be neutralized.
Consider this deal.
The auction is normal. With a ruffing
value in hearts, North used the Stayman
convention to probe for a spade fit, and
bounced into game when one was located.
♦
♣
West led the jack of hearts, and it
appeared that there were 10 tricks at
both the suit and no trump games. That
all changed when, after winning the first
trick with the king of hearts, declarer led
a trump to the ace and East showed out.
Now declarer had to prevent losing a
trick to a ruff by West. If declarer carelessly cashes every winner in sight, West
will get to ruff the third round of diamonds for the setting trick, since South
cannot avoid losing three club tricks.
Correct technique will triumph.
After learning of the unfortunate trump
division, South can afford to draw one
more round of trumps with the king and
then must cash the ace and queen of diamonds. Next, declarer crosses to ace of
hearts and continues with the queen. If
West ruffs, declarer overruffs in dummy,
returns to hand with a trump and draws
West's remaining fang. The king of diamonds is the fulfilling trick.
If, as is the case here, West follows to
the third heart, declarer discards
dummy's remaining diamond and leads
the king of diamonds. When West ruffs,
declarer overruffs and scores his high
trumps, conceding only three club tricks.
(Tannah Hirsch welcomes readers'
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or to Tribune Media Services Inc., 2225
Kenmore Ave., Suite 114, Buffalo, NY.
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[email protected].)
Sudoku
Complete the grid so that each row, column and 3x3 box (in bold
borders) contains every digit, from 1 to 9.
The Beacon
Oct. 22, 2010 — 39
FuN and GameS For KidS
Kids Across, Parents Down
KIDS ACROSS
1. It’s formed by water that froze as it
was dripping
3. Sweet stuff on birthday cake
7. Your clever thought
8. State where
President Obama served as a senator
10. Country to travel to if you want to
roam around Rome
11. A dude from Dublin is ____
13. What you are if you get tagged
14. Home made of snow by an Eskimo
16. Scarecrow’s wishful song: “___
Only Had a Brain” (2 wds)
18. Healthy mineral found in broccoli
(or hot item used to get rid of wrinkles)
19. Person of Cherokee or Apache heritage
20. “Short” story by Shel Silverstein:
“One ___ Tall”
21. What you are if you’ve caught a
cold
Bound and Gagged
PARENTS DOWN
1. Start with a spark
2. A type of type
3. Colored part in the eye of the beholder
4. Incompetent
5. On-track action event, for short: ____
500
6. Segment of a baseball game
9. Top tuber-producing state
10. Actor Charles
Grodin’s reflective book: “How I Got To
Be Whoever It ___ Am” (2 wds)
12. Berlin, who penned “God Bless
America”
13. “Slumdog Millionaire” set location
14. Weirdly unexpected
15. Carrie Underwood’s American title
17. Rash reaction
by Dana Summer
Puzzle answers
are on page 24.
Homespin
40 — The Beacon
Oct. 22, 2010
MIKE PINGREE’S
THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
SO, WHAT HAVE WE HERE,
SLEEPY HEAD? A man, parked in front
of a bank in Graz, Austria – he was planning to rob – drank a bottle of schnapps to
calm his nerves. Then he fell asleep.
He was arrested after a passer-by
noticed that front and back license plates
were different and there was a pistol and a
ski mask on the front seat next to him.
WELL, THAT’S OVER; WHERE’S
THE BAR? A man got drunk on a flight
from Detroit to Japan and became so
unruly that the plane had to be diverted to
Alaska where he was removed from the
aircraft and arrested.
He ultimately pleaded guilty to the
charges, and then went out for a few
drinks. The judge found out and was not
amused.
AT LAST, MARITAL BLISS: A
Yemeni man named Yahya was married for
15 years to an extremely disagreeable and
quarrelsome woman whose preferred
mode of discourse with her husband
involved screaming at the top of her lungs.
Finally, unable to take it any more, he
divorced her and married another. His new
wife is deaf and cannot speak.
IT’S UP! IT’S GOOD! The goaltender
of a soccer team kicked the ball 100 feet
into the air and into the basket of a hot-air
balloon passing over the field in Laakdal,
Belgium.
He said later that the two lady passengers “were kind enough to throw us back
the ball.”
YOU MAY REMEMBER US FROM
THE POLICE PICNIC: An off-duty
Florida deputy sheriff got into a friendly
conversation with a couple of ladies of the
evening and offered one of them $20 for
some personal service.
Then the women informed him, to his
dismay, that they were cops, too.
WHY DO THEY DOUBT OUR
LOVE? A 41-year-old convicted felon
befriended a 79-year-old woman, talked
her into marrying him in Las Vegas and
then spent nearly $300,000 of her money
in about six weeks.
Hauled into court by the woman’s family, the groom claimed the two were in
love, but the judge disagreed calling him
“a liar,” and annulling the marriage on the
grounds that the bride suffers from diminished mental capacity.
DOESN’T THE GYM LOOK
GREAT!? THUD! About 200 students
showed up drunk at a dance at a Scarsdale,
N.Y., high school. One attendee told
reporters, “It was easier to find a drunk kid
there than someone who was sober.”
A policeman characterized the situation this way: “slightly drunk kids taking
care of very drunk kids.”
School dances have been banned until
further notice.
BZZZZ, LET US IN, WE JUST
WANT TO TALK: A beekeeper put a
queen bee in the back of his Sport Utility
Vehicle and then stopped to eat at a restaurant in Cocoa, Fla.
While he was inside, hundreds of bees
swarmed the vehicle trying to get to the
queen inside.
A policeman had to drive the truck
around until the bees dispersed.
BUT PRISON TIME KNOWS NO
BORDERS: A Canadian robbed a bank in
Champlain, N.Y., of $30,000, but was
arrested when he tried to cross back into
Canada with the money stuffed in his shirt.
He was sentenced to seven years by a
Toronto court, but argued that his prison
term should be reduced to reflect the fact
that the Canadian dollar is worth only 60
percent of the U.S. dollar.
“Seven years Canadian is worth four
years American,” he told the court.
Request denied.
SLOW SPEED BUT GREAT GAS
MILEAGE: A man got drunk and stole a
lawn tractor, which he drove from
Steinvik, Norway, to a friend’s house in
nearby Koppang, a journey that, while
short in distance, took him six hours.
NO, OFFICER, I WAS JUST PASSING BY: A London man looked out his
window and spotted a suspicious character
checking out a friend’s van, so he called
the police. But due to a shortage of manpower, the policeman had the neighbor put
the suspect on the phone. The man got on
the line and assured the policeman he wasn’t committing a crime, so the cop told him
to leave the area. They later discovered he
had stolen $1,000 worth of tools from the
van.
USE ME, WILL YOU!? BLAM! An
88-year-old woman gave financial help to
a 63-year-old man she had become friends
with in the Minneapolis senior citizen
high-rise where they both lived. They had
a lovely relationship until the man was
able to get money from somewhere else
and no longer needed her assistance. After
that, he ignored her. So she shot him. She
was arrested.
NO! NO! BAD DOG! BAD! NO! KABOOM! A politician in the lawless village
of Yubileinoye in Ukraine took his dog for
a late-night walk when he encountered a
young man who criticized him for not having the animal on a leash. A heated argument ensued.
Then, the irate politico took a hand
grenade out of his pocket and threw it at
his antagonist.
Alas, the dog, thinking it was a game
of fetch, retrieved the explosive and dutifully returned it to his master. The blast
killed them both.
OK ROMEO, KNOCK IT OFF,
WHAP! After they exchanged their wedding vows in a small chapel in Tokyo, a
young couple embraced for the traditional
first kiss. But then, spurred on by their
friends who shouted encouragement, they
engaged in a display of smoochery so passionate that the bride’s father ran up and
whacked the groom on the back of the
head.
IT’S REVENGE TIME, BUDDY,
BANG! A Pennsylvania man festered for
several months after his friend gave him a
“wedgie” at a rock concert, violently jerking up the waistband of his underwear.
Finally, police say, he went to the friend’s
home and shot him twice.
EDUKASHUN IS IMPORTENT:
Student protesters in Spain, angry at
reforms aimed at raising education standards, sent a protest letter to government
officials enumerating their objections.
Officials thought it pretty funny that the
students’ letter contained a spelling error.
They stopped laughing when a letter to
the public from a government minister on
another matter was found to contain 13
spelling errors.
NO CAB, BUT HOW ABOUT A
POLICE CAR? A New Orleans homicide
detective was working an off-duty security
job at a bus station when a murder suspect
he had been looking for got off the bus
from Houston, walked right up to him and
asked him where he could find a taxi. The
arrest was swift.
GETTING TO KNOW HIS CONSTITUENCY: Police in Weston, Ohio,
spotted a car in a restaurant parking lot
rocking from side to side and found the
town’s mayor having sex with a woman in
the back seat.
They claimed they were a married couple, but, the 37-year-old mayor had actually been divorced a week earlier from
someone else. He and his apparent new
girlfriend were charged with disorderly
conduct.
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