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Harrison Ford (fourth from left in previously unseen photo) plays Capt. “Big Jim” Warington in a 1964 Belfry Theater production of “Little Mary Sunshine.” Here
he serenades Delavan resident Susanne Seuser, who played Little Mary. Others in the front row are Ronald Mills (with mustache) as Gen. Oscar Fairfax (ret.) and Darien resident Julie Retzlaff as Mme. Ernestine von Liebedich.
(Photo furnished by Buzzell family)
Photo proves Harrison Ford began acting career at The Belfry
By Jim McClure
For 50 years, the professional start of
movie legend Harrison Ford has been
cloaked in mystery.
The facts are clear: In 1964, Ford
dropped out of Ripon College in Central
Wisconsin just a few months before graduating, electing instead to start acting professionally at a little summer stock theater
group called the Belfry Players just outside
Williams Bay in the Town of Delavan. He
married a woman he had met at Ripon, was
the last-ever Resident Actor at the Belfry
Theater, and after six plays acting, singing
and doing carpentry work on and off stage,
headed with his new bride to Los Angeles
in hopes of perhaps making a career in
motion pictures.
But a good police detective, like his
character John Book in “Witness,” or a
dedicated historian like Jack Ryan in
“Patriot Games,” not to mention a noted
archeologist like “Indiana Jones” would be
hard pressed to find any evidence that Ford
was ever in Walworth County or that he
was first paid to act here.
If one were to scan every possible
biography, leaf through the voluminous
magazine articles written throughout his
career, or simply scan the thousands of
photographs available on the Internet, not
a single image exists of Ford at the Belfry.
The same goes for any of the programs
from the 1964 season.
So what about Harry, as the Chicagoborn actor was known in the years he was
at the Belfry?
A dedicated search for any artifacts of
his time here has just been completed by
the performing arts group Transformative
Arts, which bought the theater complex
last fall at auction. He is of course mentioned as an alumnus in the programs of
the last plays put on in the 1990’s along
with fellow well-known Belfry alumni
Paul Newman and Gary Burghoff of
M*A*S*H fame.
Transformative Arts spokesman Nathan Bond spent most of the spring and
summer supervising and sifting through
more than 80 years worth of items stored
or abandoned in the main structure, an
1880’s Mormon Church, and its two story
Belfry House dormitory that once housed
actors, workmen and stagehands. The contents nicely supplemented the collection of
a local history museum, and filled two or
three giant Dumpsters once anything
unique or valuable had been set aside.
“I have stuff from all the seasons from
1934 onward,” says Bond. “It’s a phenomenal collection of things, and not a single
picture of Mr. Ford on the stage,” or anywhere else in Williams Bay. I have no photographic evidence of Ford on stage and
that’s really a burr in my saddle because
how can we have all these wonderful photos of all these people who have played
here and not have a photo of one of the
most famous people who did?”
After the most recent of a series of
Beacon exclusive articles on the auctioning, purchase and future plans for the property, Delavan resident Allen Buzzell, who
acted on the stage opposite Ford, called the
paper and said he wanted to get in touch
with the Belfry’s new owners to offer some
advice and additional historic items.
Among them, original scripts from
1964, local newspaper reviews, box office
tallies and photographs, all belonging to
the 90-year-old former seaman and actor
who remembers Ford very well.
“He was an excellent actor, singer and
carpenter, truth be told, good at everything
he did,” says Buzzell, who displayed a script
for “Damn Yankees” from the 1964 season
in which he acted as the Commissioner and
traded lines with Harrison Ford as “Joe,” in
the last week of August.
“At one point I forgot my lines,”
Buzzell says with a laugh. “Fortunately
Ford got me through it by feeding me a
line or two, He was a real pro.”
With Buzzell’s files comes the first
look at Harrison Ford, in the 1964 program, and the first written descriptions of
his summer 50 years ago when he debuted
here as a professional actor.
The picture in the program shows him
in a tattersal shirt under a prep sweater
with a thick Beatle cut, no doubt heavily
influenced by the recent appearance of the
Fab Four British rock stars in America,
and the description:
RESIDENT ACTOR
HARRISON FORD of Chicago is a
graduate of Main Township High School
(the correct spelling is Maine, as another
MTHS alum, Hillary Rodham Clinton,
would attest) and just finished four years
majoring in Philosophy at Ripon College.
He has appeared as El Gallo in
“Fantasticks,” Jerry in the “Zoo Story,”
Mr. Antrobus in “The Skin of Our Teeth,”
and many others. He has also directed
“The American Dream” and “The Zoo
Story.” In Chicago and Ripon he has
appeared as a singer with folk singing
groups. Harry is a 6' 1" blonde with hazel
eyes. He was married at the early part of
this season. He is 22 years old.
Ford’s singing voice apparently made
quite an impression in the several musicals
the Belfry Players put on in 1964. In
Buzzell’s clipping of a preview of “Damn
Yankees,” the Delavan Enterprise says
“Resident Actor Harrison Ford will again
display his fine singing voice in the part of
a baseball player, as he has in other productions.”
(Continued on page 2)
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Ford at The Belfry
Continued from page 1
From swashbuckling space cowboy
Han Solo, whom Ford played in “Star
Wars” in 1977, to the actor’s action hero
take on the Presidency in “Air Force One”
in 1997, only the geekiest of Ford fanatics
would know that he ever sang on film,
doing a brief parody of South Pacific’s
“Some Enchanted Evening” as proto-Han
Solo character Bob Falfa, a cowboy drag
racer in “American Graffiti.”
But it was almost 10 years earlier that
Ford began paying his dues and getting
paid when he first sang on the stage in the
Belfry Theater production of “Little Mary
Sunshine.”
“You can see him in that picture clear
as day,” says Buzzell, whose son Gregg
appeared with Ford in that musical. The is
picture made rarer by the fact that not only
has it never before been published, but it
resides in the North Woods of Wisconsin
with a relative for safekeeping.
Now that the picture graces the front
page of The Beacon, no one need again say
that Ford “is said to have appeared on the
stage.”
Thus ends the story of Indiana Jones
and the Mystery of the Missing Photographs, with one other matter settled by
Buzzell. The reporter of this story couldn’t
help doing a little archeology on his own,
at first penetrating the dusty interiors of
the Belfry House prior to its being cleared
out, and then finally joining a small daily
appearance of souvenir seekers who sifted
through the Dumpsters full of cleared
Belfry debris.
The most compelling find was a simple
green wooden chair painted over several
times, and next to it a 1990’s color magazine saluting Ford as the “Box Office Star
of the Century,” including full page ads
from directors offering congratulations
simply signed “George” and “Steven,”
from directors Lucas and Spielberg of
“Star Wars” and “Indiana Jones” fame.
Google “Harrison Ford Green Chair”
and up will pop a British website touting
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“If anyone tells you that chair wasn’t used
and repaired by Harrison Ford, you tell
’em I said they’re a liar!” he said.
Now, who would doubt a “Damn
Yankees” cast member? Back at the
Belfry, spokesman Bond was asked what
his reaction would be if a photo of Ford
was found by The Beacon.
“Jim, if you told me you had one I’d
give you a hug and a kiss…well maybe a
hug,” he backtracked.
The Beacon reserves the right to
decline all hugs, but thanks to the Buzzell
family, perhaps everyone can embrace the
fact that Harrison Ford did act…and
sing…at the Belfry.
on it during meals, or borrowed it as needed for plays, which explains both the several coats of paint and it being abandoned
in the basement of the house.
I turned it upside down to show where
I thought I saw Ford’s initials. “Nah…but
I’ll tell you one thing…those slats are the
work of a carpenter,” said Buzzell reflectively. “It’s been repaired. And Harry Ford
was the carpenter.”
After making arrangements to get the
photo of Ford onstage to the Beacon, the
spry and fit Buzzell escorted this reporter
to the car as any gentleman of his era
would do. On parting he pointed his finger
to the humble green chair in the back seat.
Former Belfry Theatre President
Allen Buzzell confirms that the chair Jim
McClure rescued from the Dumpster
was, indeed, used, and repaired by,
actor Harrison Ford during his summer
as actor in residence in 1964.
(Beacon photo)
celebrity carpenter Ford featuring a chair
not too unlike the one discarded, and
applauding the workmanship “made to his
specifications” as the manufacturer says
with pride.
Allen Buzzell, who retired from the
Belfry as President long after digging the
first spadeful of dirt for the new theater
addition in 1967, looked at the chair with
curiosity.
“Nah…that wasn’t made in 1964, but
Harry sat on it,” he said matter of factly.
Buzzell explains that the chair was in the
kitchen of the dormitory and the actors sat
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You’ve probably heard the term
“cook’s tour,” which means “a rapid or
cursory survey or review,” or “a rapid,
but extensive, survey of anything.” An
example would be, “They received a
cook’s tour of the university campus.”
I often wondered why a tour taken,
or given, by a cook should be quick and
cursory, unless it was of a butcher or
produce shop. Then I learned, some
years ago, that the term stemmed from a
person named Cook, not a profession.
According to an article on
Wikipedia, Thomas Cook (1808 – 1892)
of Melbourne England, founded the
travel agency Thomas Cook & Son, popularly nicknamed Cook’s Tours.
Cook’s idea to offer excursions came
to him while walking from Market
Harborough to Leicester to attend a
meeting of the Temperance Society.
With the opening of the extended
Midland Counties Railway, he arranged
to take a group of 540 temperance campaigners from Leicester Campbell Street
station to a rally in Loughborough, 11
miles away.
On July 5, 1841, Cook arranged for
the railroad company to charge one
shilling per person,which included rail
tickets and food for the train journey.
Cook was paid a share of the fares
charged to the passengers, because the
railway tickets, being legal contracts
between company and passenger, could
not have been issued at his own price.
Although this was the first privately
chartered excursion train to be advertised to the general public, Cook himself
acknowledged that there had been previous, unadvertised, private excursion
trains.
During the following three summers
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he planned and conducted outings for
temperance societies and Sunday school
children. In 1844 the Midland Counties
Railway Company agreed to make a permanent arrangement with him provided
he found the passengers. This success
led him to start his own business running
rail excursions for pleasure, taking a percentage of the railway tickets.
On August 5, 1845 he arranged
accommodation for a party to travel
from Leicester to Liverpool. In 1846, he
took 350 people from Leicester on a tour
of Scotland, however his lack of commercial ability led him to bankruptcy.
He persisted and found success when he
claimed that he arranged for more than
165,000 people to attend the Great
Exhibition in London.
Four years later, he planned his first
excursion abroad when he took a group
from Leicester to Calais to coincide with
the Paris Exhibition. The following year
he started his “grand circular tours” of
Europe. During the 1860s he took parties to Switzerland, Italy, Egypt and
United States.
Cook established “inclusive independent travel,” whereby the traveller
went independently but his agency
charged for travel, food and accommodation for a fixed period over any chosen
route.
In 1872, he formed a partnership
with his son, John Mason Cook, and
renamed the travel agency Thomas Cook
& Son. They acquired business premises
on Fleet Street in London. By this time,
Cook had stopped personal tours and
became an agent for foreign or domestic
travel. The office also contained a shop
that sold essential travel accessories,
including guide books, luggage, tele-
scopes and footwear. Thomas saw his
venture as both religious and social service; his son provided the commercial
expertise that allowed the company to
expand.
In accordance with his beliefs, he
and his wife also ran a small temperance
hotel above the office. This would have
given travelers who didn’t drink alcoholic beverages a place to stay without
the noise and rowdy behavior that characterized most hotels of that day.
Though it was started much earlier, the
same was true of the Israel Stowell
Temperance Hotel in Delavan.
The cooks’ business model was
refined by the introduction of the “hotel
coupon” in 1866. Detachable coupons in
a counterfoil book (a book with a perforated coupon and stub receipt) were
issued to the traveller. These were valid
for either a restaurant meal or an
overnight hotel stay provided they were
on Cook’s list.
Conflicts of interest between father
and son were resolved when John persuaded Thomas to retire in 1879. He
moved back to Leicestershire and lived
quietly until his death.
The firm’s growth was consolidated
by John Mason Cook and his two sons,
especially by its involvement with military transport and postal services for
Britain and Egypt during the 1880s,
when Cook began organizing tours to
the Middle East.
By 1888, the company had established offices around the world, including three in Australia and one in
Auckland, New Zealand, and in 1890,
the company sold more than 3.25 million tickets. John Mason Cook promoted, and even led, excursions to the
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Middle East where he was described as
“the second-greatest man in Egypt.”
While arranging for the German
Emperor Wilhelm II to visit Palestine in
1898, he contracted dysentery and died
the following year.
Perhaps his demise was hastened by
petty complaints from dissatisfied customers. Here is a list of strange letters
from actual Cook’s Tours clients.
• “I think it should be explained in
the brochure that the local convenience
store does not sell proper biscuits
[British term for cookies] like custard
creams or ginger nuts."
• “It’s lazy of the local shopkeepers
in Puerto Vallarta to close in the afternoons. I often needed to buy things during ‘siesta’ time. This should be
banned.”
• “On my holiday to Goa in India, I
was disgusted to find that almost every
restaurant served curry. I don’t like spicy
food.”
• “We booked an excursion to a
water park but no-one told us we had to
bring our own swimsuits and towels. We
assumed it would be included in the
price."
• “The beach was too sandy. We had
to clean everything when we returned to
our room.” [Note: Most beaches in
England consist of small, rounded
stones, called shingle; not sand.]
• “We found the sand was not
like the sand in the brochure. Your
brochure shows the sand as white but
it was more yellow.”
• “They should not allow topless sunbathing on the beach. It was very distracting for my husband. who just wanted to relax.”
(Continued on page 12)
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Perspective
Sept. 26, 2014
President and Congress should
work together on intervention
No exit strategy to avoid
long fight against terror
By David Horsey
Whenever I see some talking-pointsmouthing congressman or catchphrasespouting think tank dweller insistently
telling a cable news host that America
needs an “exit strategy,” I think to myself,
“Dream on, sucker.” Obviously, it’s good
to look before leaping into the next foreign
cesspool, but the exit strategy concept is an
illusion heaped on a delusion when it
comes to the War on Terror.
The fight against radical Islamists isn’t
the Mexican War or the Spanish-American
War where the opponent was a government
with an army, land to grab and an interest
in ending it all when the going got too
rough. The enemy in this war is a hydraheaded beast that regenerates each time it
gets cut down. Unlike the Mexicans and
the Spaniards – or the Germans and
Japanese – the forces Americans face
today seem more interested in dying for
their god than living for another day,
which means the fight will not end easily
and the exits will just be doorways to more
dusty battlefields.
So those who are now saying the
Obama administration needs to know how
to get out of the fight with the Islamic State
before we get in are either asking to be lied
to or are looking for a benchmark to be
used against the president when the next
exit door turns out to be locked. The reality of this struggle – as in Afghanistan – is
you go in when you need to and you leave
when you have to and you claim “mission
accomplished,” even when it is not.
Last Thursday was the 13th anniversary of the 9/11 attack. That night, watching NBC’s two-part recounting of that
day’s events, I was vividly reminded of
how this all began. Part one showed
excerpts from the network’s real time coverage of that terrible morning. Part two
featured very personal reminiscences from
the team that covered every shocking
minute of the attack – Tom Brokaw, Matt
The
Lauer, Andrea Mitchell and Jim
Miklaszewski. The collapse of first one
and then the other of the twin towers is a
sight as horrific now as it was then. In
some ways, seeing those images today is
even more searing, intensified by the
knowledge of all that has come after.
Spikes of sorrow and anger hit me as hard
as they had 13 years before.
At the moment the second tower fell
on that bright sunny morning in New York,
Brokaw said, “The terrorists have declared
war on the United States.” We keep wishing that war would end, but it is not going
to go away any time soon. Instead, this is
how it will go:
We will be drawn back into the fight
over and over because the terrorists will
not stop taunting us and because the things
they represent are an affront to modern
civilization and its finest attributes – freedom of thought, equality for women, religious tolerance.
Terrorists are likely to hit us hard and
close to home again. If they do so thinking
they can make Americans cower and withdraw, they will prove they have no comprehension of the nature of this country.
As a nation made by war from our earliest
days, we have rarely backed down from a
fight, even at those times when fighting
was a self-destructive choice. We always
strike back. As happened with the toppling
of Saddam Hussein and the occupation of
Iraq, the vengeful exercise of our power
will bring both swift victories and big miscalculations. The history we make in the
coming years will be no more tidy and
morally pure than the history we have
already written.
And there will be no final exit strategy.
We will leave one fight and then find
another because this will not be about
clear-cut victory, as in World War II, and
this will be about containment, as in the
Cold War.
(Continued on page 6)
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By Lee Hamilton
In his speech outlining his plans to
use military force against the jihadists of
the Islamic State, President Obama gave
Congress only
passing mention. “I have
the authority to
address
the
threat
from
ISIL,” he said.
“But I believe
we are strongest as a nation
when the president and Congress work toLee Hamilton
gether.”
He’s right, of
course. But that’s not the half of it.
We live in troubled times, and over
the past decade or two our military has
been deeply involved somewhere in the
world: Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan,
Yemen, Libya, Syria... It’s a long list that
will only grow longer as we’re called
upon to use force in the future.
Our process for deciding to use
force, however, hasn’t caught up with
these dangerous times. It has been
decades since Congress asserted any
meaningful role – pretty much everyone
in the country, including most members
of Congress, consider military intervention to be the President’s prerogative.
Congress has been far too deferential: its
members prefer to avoid a potentially
difficult political vote, let the President
take the lead, and then criticize him if he
was wrong.
At the moment, much of the debate
in the press and in Washington about the
President’s intentions revolves around
the legal justifications, which I find
slightly amusing. The fact is that presidents always find the legal authority to
take whatever action they believe is in
the country’s best interest, and they have
plenty of cards in their deck: selfdefense, national security, protecting
Americans, and their constitutional role
as commander in chief.
Indeed, there are occasions when the
President must act alone. If we’ve been
attacked or hostilities are imminent or
some emergency presents itself for
which force is the only response, we’d
expect the President to respond effectively.
But there are powerful political reasons for making the decision to use force
abroad a joint one with Congress in all
but emergencies.
When our nation must deal with controversial, complicated questions, there
is great value to making the President
articulate his analysis of the situation
and the reasons for his decisions, and to
test that thinking beyond close advisors
who naturally tend to support him. The
best place to do so is in Congress, where
fresh eyes and an independent point of
view will produce tough questions.
Invariably, the result is a refined White
House policy and a better understanding
of it by the American people.
This is unequivocally what Americans want. Even now, as a large majority of Americans support military action
against ISIS, they also want Congress to
weigh in, with more than 70 percent in a
recent CNN poll believing President
Obama should seek Congress’s backing
for military strikes.
This may be because Americans
understand innately that military action
supported by both the President and
Congress carries more legitimacy at
home and more conviction abroad.
Internal debate on foreign policy unsettles our allies, who begin to doubt the
sustainability of our chosen course. The
U.S. is in a far stronger position before
the world if it is clear that the branches
of government are unified and that we
are speaking with one voice as a nation.
Though my chief concern is with the
politics of authorizing force, there is one
legal argument I find paramount. It is
common wisdom that our Constitution is
ambiguous on this subject, since it
makes the President the commander in
chief, yet gives Congress the ability to
declare war. In a sense, though, the
Constitution’s message is anything but
ambiguous: by giving a role to each
branch, it clearly considers the use of
force to be a shared decision.
This imposes a responsibility on
Congress. Our system is built on the
notion that Congress cannot be a
bystander when it comes to the grave
decision to use our military abroad. It,
too, needs to take ownership of decisions to use force, for the good of the
American people’s understanding and
acceptance of the issues at stake, and for
the benefit of the nation’s profile abroad.
But Congress needs to assert this role,
not hide behind the expediency of letting
someone else make the decision. And
the President should embrace it.
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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First increase in county property values since 2009
By Dave Bretl
Before I get too far into this week’s
column, I need to update a column that I
wrote several weeks ago involving what I
thought was a 1939 edition of the Lake
Geneva Regional News. The old paper was
filled with so many funny stories, including wanton acts of the “Million-dollar
County Board” that I was afraid it might
be a parody.
Shortly after my
column ran I was
contacted
by
Denny Teichow,
who gave me the
real story behind
the paper. Each
month, for the
past seven years,
Denny scans old
editions of the
Lake Geneva Regional News and
David Bretl
compiles what he
considers to be the most interesting stories
and advertisements of a single year in his
monthly publication called the Lake
Geneva Old Times. Denny’s paper is a real
gem for anyone interested in county history and is available at a number of outlets in
Lake Geneva as well as at www.historiclakegeneva.org.
While the mystery of the Lake Geneva
Old Times may be solved, I’m afraid I have
fewer answers to another mystery, namely
what has been happening to equalized
value in Walworth County. Equalized
value is the value of all taxable property in
the county. It is, in theory, the price that
would be fetched if every resident’s home
and all the businesses were sold to some
multibillionaire, like the guy who started
Alibaba. Aside from being a barometer of
real estate prices in the county, equalized
valuation has some important ramifications for taxpayers that I will discuss later.
Equalized values for all jurisdictions in
Wisconsin are reported by the State
Department of Revenue each August. The
good news is that for the first time since
2009, equalized value in Walworth County
has grown. The bad news is that it grew
over the previous year by only .73 percent
and even less (.67 percent) when factoring
in property included in tax incremental
districts. Statewide, the average increase
was 2.6 percent.
Last year I reported that property values in Walworth County had suffered a
larger decline than other counties in the
state. I reviewed the period of 2009 to
2013. Our 16 percent decrease during that
timeframe erased some $2.5 billion of
value from the tax rolls. Only two other
counties, Adams and Kenosha, had suffered larger percentage decreases.
Coincidentally,
the
Wisconsin
Taxpayers Alliance recently released a
report making the same comparison that I
did, only for the period 2008- 2013. By
adding an additional year to the period
studied, ten Wisconsin counties actually
recorded drops in equalized value that
exceeded ours.
While Walworth County fared better in
this study, it is still not a top ten list that we
want to be on. I think that there are at least
three factors that may be playing a role in
the drop and slow recovery of equalized
value in our county.
What goes up. Walworth County
experienced some of the largest increases
in equalized value in the state during the
mid-2000s. Double-digit annual growth
was not uncommon in this period.
Between 2003 and 2008, for example,
equalized value shot up by 62 percent. The
majority of those gains were not due to
new construction, but to the appreciation
in prices of existing property. The relatively large decrease in value that we just
experienced may be nothing more than a
regression to more historical valuations.
Slow construction. Speaking of new
construction, the industry has been slow to
recover in our county. New construction
accounted for just .57 percent of the value
added to county tax rolls between 2013
and 2014. While construction is not exactly booming throughout the state, Walworth
County finished dead last in the sevencounty southeast Wisconsin region in
terms of value added to the tax rolls from
new construction.
Delayed effect. It is also possible that
Walworth County is just trailing the recovery that has been happening in other counties. When values in the majority of the
state had turned negative in 2008,
Walworth County still had a positive year.
While our growth rate was slower than the
state average in 2014, values did, nevertheless grow, which may suggest a further
recovery. Another high-growth county of
the mid-2000s, St. Croix, suffered an earlier and even greater decline in property values following the 2008 banking crisis.
Equalized value increased there by more
than six percent last year.
So, who cares about equalized value,
anyway? You should. It is the second variable that will be used to calculate the
amount of property tax you will pay when
bills are mailed out this December.
From 2010 to 2013, the overall
Walworth County tax levy was effectively
frozen, increasing by just over one-tenth of
one percent during that time (.13%). If
your property tax bills show a significantly larger increase in county taxes during
this time, it is likely due to the value of
your property. Your property may have
increased in value in the opinion of your
assessor or maintained its value better than
other properties in the county. Since the
tax levy stayed the same, a higher tax bill
means you are paying a larger share of it.
While everyone knows that government spending leads to higher taxes, fewer
people understand the role that equalized
value plays in determining their individual
tax bills. Equalized value starts with the
assessment that is placed on your home by
your city, village or town assessor. An
excellent resource to learn more about how
the property assessment system in
Wisconsin works can be found in the 2014
Guide for Property Owners. It is available
free on the Department of Revenue’s website at www.revenue.wi.gov.
The opinions expressed in these
columns are those of the author and not
necessarily those of the Walworth County
Board of Supervisors.
Sept. 26, 2014 — 5
Weekly Support Our Troops
rallies to end in November
Barring new military action involving US Armed Forces somewhere in the
world, the Support Our Troop rallies
will end with the 509th rally on
November 24. The rallies have been held
weekly since November 29, 2004.
There are now only three troops with ties
to Walworth County deployed. Two of
those are due to return by November 30.
During the past decade more than
1,930 boxes containing items such as
candy, cookies, nuts, microwave popcorn, toilet items, baseball gloves and
balls, beef jerky, gum and phone cards
have been sent, as well as personal
GPSs, quilts, coffeemakers, Cool Ties,
helmet liners, scarves, and cards. The
total weight has been more than nine
tons. Shipping costs alone are estimated to have been more than $23,000.
The Support Our Troops Committee
of the Walworth County Council of the
American Legion has held annual fund
raising events including the sale of
Packer raffle tickets donated by Bob and
Diane Voss, Poker Runs by a Walworth
County Motorcycle Club and rummage
sales. They have also received generous
donations from many clubs, businesses,
organizations and individuals.
According to organizer Robert
Webster, Sr., money raised has been
spent very judiciously and there was
always the possibility that members of
Wisconsin Guard 32nd Brigade would
be called up again, meaning high cost
for items and shipping if that were to
happen. The result is that the group has
some funds accumulated to disperse as it
closes down.
Chris Jordan, Walworth County
Veterans Service Officer, commented
that over the years the weekly rallies
were attended by a very dedicated group
of people. Many showed up regularly
regardless of the weather. The group
estimates that 12,293 attended at least
one of the rallies over the ten year period, many nearly every week.
The thought has always been that
any leftover funds would go towards the
cost of another stone monument in
Veteran’s Park outside the main entrance
to the Government Center on the square
in Elkhorn. This monument would recognize troops with ties to Walworth
County who served during the “Gulf
Wars.”
More recently, however, the thinking
shifted toward a bronze memorial on a
stone base in that location. The bronze
sculpture recreates the life- sized ceremonial arrangement the troops on the
battlefield created upon the loss of a
comrade. The height is 5 foot 9 inches
inches, including the granite base. The
Public Works Committee of the
The bronze Fallen Soldiers Monument has been proposed to join others in
Memorial Park, on the square in Elkhorn.
(Photo furnished)
Walworth County Board have been very
supportive of the proposal.
Four soldiers with ties to Walworth
County have been killed in action and a
number wounded. The group is aware
of 443 men and women with ties to
Walworth County who have been
deployed. These names will be placed
permanently on file in the Veterans
Memorabilia Room at Heritage Hall.
Unfortunately, the names of everyone
deployed may not have become available to the group so there may be some
who have been unintentionally missed.
6 — The Beacon
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Sept. 26, 2014
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Ceyrus pays strict attention to a conversation between Harry Saller and Deb
Black during Responsible Dog Ownership Day at Bark Market on Saturday, Sept. 13.
Dog owners took their pooches to enjoy games, demonstrations and raffles.
(Beacon photo)
Business briefs
On the Square Antique Mall,
routes 14 and 67 in Walworth has
announced that it will close. A notice
says they will be offering “deep discounts” through Oct. 17. A proposed
rerouting of Highway 14 would, if finally approved, run through the land on
which the building sits and it would
have to be demolished.
Shorewest, Realtors, has announced
that the following people have joined the
company: Jacqueline Mihalski, Delavan
office, 830 E. Geneva St., Delavan;
Melanie Venema, Lake Geneva office, 623
Main St., Lake Geneva; Sue Laverack and
Lorie Spiewak, Burlington office, 911
Milwaukee Ave., Burlington.
Tom Oehler, Peoples Bank, Elkhorn,
has been elected a regional director for the
southeast district of Wisconsin for the
Community Bankers of Wisconsin. The
election was held Sept. 9, at the
Wilderness Lodge, Wisconsin Dells.
The CBW was founded in 1981 and is
dedicated to promoting and supporting
community banks. It represents 200
Wisconsin community banks with approximately 900 banking offices located in
small towns, rural areas, suburbs, and
cities. CBW members employ approximately 9,500 people and have collective
assets of almost $40 billion.
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Morales for being selected Employee of the Year. Mauricio is on the culinary staff and
is a hardworking, dedicated employee. He cooks in Tail Feathers Bar & Grille. Mauricio
was born in Mexico City. He has lived in Wisconsin for 17 years and has a daughter.
He has been a cook for many years in area resorts before coming to Hawkʼs View this
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Sept. 26, 2014 — 7
UW System to issue voter IDs
By Laurel White
University of Wisconsin System
campuses will began issuing free voter
ID cards to students this week in
response to a court’s decision to reinstate the Voter ID law.
The student voter ID cards are for
UW System students who aren’t
Wisconsin residents with a state ID card,
driver’s license, U.S. passport or military ID. Students from out of state are
eligible to vote in the Nov. 4 election if
they’ve lived in Wisconsin for at least
four weeks before election day.
Jim Villa, vice president of university relations for the UW system, said he
Preparing for A Walk Through Delavanʼs Civil War/Circus History are Friends
of Aram Public Library (from left) Zoe Woelky, Greg Rodenbeck, Barbara Shreves,
Judy Manning, Charlene Staples and Brian Staples. The program will take place on
Thursday, October 9, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Library, 404 E Walworth Ave. in
Delavan. Re-enactors will portray Susan Aram, whose husband James was a Civil War
soldier. They were early Delavan philanthropists. Also portrayed will be Sarah Palmer,
who was a portrait artist and sister to Rodliff Allen Palmer, a Civil War soldier and circus aerialist who ascended in hot air balloons. The program will be combined with the
Friendsʼ annual meeting and election of officers. The public is invited. Call 728-3111 if
you have questions or wish to obtain more information.
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In addition to their student voter ID,
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Wisconsin Public Radio News
Michael Fields Ag Institute
celebrates 30 years of service
By Tim Morrissey
This month the Michael Fields
Agricultural Institute will mark 30 years
of service to organic and sustainable
agriculture.
Jim Stute, the Institute’s research
director, says the past three decades have
seen huge growth and the future is bright
because of consumer demand.
“Organic farming is growing dramatically in the United States,” he says. “It’s
a market-driven growth, and Wisconsin
is number two in the number of organic
farms.”
The Institute has fostered a legacy of
responsible farming and conservation,
and Stute says the coming years will be
challenging.
“We need to [move] more land into
organic production,” he stresses. “We
need to find better ways for people to
produce organically, to deal with the
many production problems that are
inherent in moving from conventional
into organic, and also the problems that
develop in mature organic systems.”
The Institute will observe 30 years of
service to agriculture with a field day on
cover crops followed by a celebration at
the Institute in East Troy, on Sept. 30.
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Health & Fitness
Aurora Visiting Nurse Association
partners with ‘We Honor Veterans’
It may surprise many people to learn
that 25 percent of people who die every
year in the U.S. are veterans. To help provide care and support that reflect the
important contributions made by these
men and women, the Aurora Visiting
Nurse Association has become a national
partner of We Honor Veterans, a pioneering campaign developed by National
Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
in collaboration with the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
As a We Honor Veterans partner, the
Aurora Visiting Nurse Association will
implement ongoing veteran-centered education for their staff and volunteers to help
improve the care they provide to veterans.
The nation is seeing many of the veterans
who served in World War II and Korea
pass away – and the number of deaths of
Vietnam veterans is rising.
The We Honor Veterans campaign provides tiered recognition to organizations
that demonstrate a systematic commitment
to improving care for veterans. “Partners”
can assess their ability to serve veterans
and, using resources provided as part of
the campaign, integrate best practices for
providing end-of-life care to veterans in
their organization.
By recognizing the unique needs of the
nation’s veterans who are facing a life-limiting illness, the Aurora Visiting Nurse
Association is better able to accompany
and guide veterans and their families
toward a more peaceful ending.
Additionally, in cases where there might
be some specific needs related to the veteran’s military service, combat experience or
other traumatic events, AVNA will also
work to find tools to support those in need.
“Hospices serving veterans often
aren’t aware of a person’s service in the
armed forces,” said J. Donald Schumacher,
NHPCO president and CEO. “Through We
Honor Veterans, we are taking a giant step
forward in helping hospice and palliative
care providers understand and serve veterans at the end of life and work more effectively with VA medical facilities in their
communities. We Honor Veterans will
channel our combined strengths directly to
veterans – wherever they are receiving
care.”
The resources of We Honor Veterans
focus on respectful inquiry, compassionate
listening, and grateful acknowledgment,
coupled with veteran-centric education of
health care staff caring for veterans.
To learn more about We Honor
Veterans or to support this important work
via a secure, online donation, visit
www.wehonorveterans.org.
“America’s veterans have done everything asked of them in their mission to
serve our country and we believe it is never
too late to give them a hero’s welcome
home. Now is the time to step up, acquire
the necessary skills and fulfill our mission
to serve these men and women with the
dignity they deserve,” added Schumacher.
Q: What makes a tooth crack?
A: The bite of an average adult exerts
about 150 to 200 pounds of pressure per
square inch. That is a lot of pressure that
teeth are subjected to. Even though tooth
enamel is an extremely hard material, if
certain forces are aligned you can, indeed,
crack a tooth.
Not all cracks are the same. A sudden,
obvious crack will send a person immediately to the dentist. But you can also develop a hairline crack that isn’t immediately
apparent and leaves you only noticing sensitivity to temperature change and biting
pressure.
A hairline fracture on a cusp – one of
the points on a tooth – is not uncommon. If
a crack is small enough that it has not compromised the pulp chamber, it probably is
not necessary to perform a root canal, a
procedure that involves cleaning out the
pulp of the tooth and resealing it. If the
pulp is still sound, a solution would be to
cap the cusp.
Any tooth can crack, given the right
circumstances, and any tooth that already
has a weakness is more susceptible. Add a
propensity for chewing hard objects, like
ice cubes, pencils, hard candy or popcorn
kernels, and you have the circumstances
that can crack a tooth. Inform your dentist
immediately of any change in sensation in
your mouth. As with any dental problem,
the sooner you take care of a cracked
tooth, the better.
The Great Pumpkin Fights Back, by Lianna Fritz, was a favorite with visitors to
Scarecrow Fest in Delavan. Although not strictly a scarecrow, it is clever and humorous.
(Beacon photo)
Tooth Chatter is presented as a public
service by
Dr. Paul Kreul, who has been practicing general dentistry since 1990. His office
is located in the West Side Professional
Building at 715 Walworth St. in Elkhorn.
To make an appointment, call 723-2264.
Tooth Chatter is a paid column.
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Sept. 26, 2014 — 9
Mercy Health Line
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Electrologist Carol Aalund welcomes clients to Clear4Life in Suite 2 West of
Heritage Square, just west of the library in Williams Bay. Her correct email address is
[email protected] (with a dot before ʻcarol.ʼ Her phone number is (815) 2661405.
(Beacon photo)
“I view the doctor-patient relationship
as a true partnership. Education and
prevention are our strongest tools as
we work together toward an active
and healthy life. My care reflects the
patient as a whole, not just simply
a disease or set of symptoms.”
Brandon J. Orr, MD, MS
Family medicine
Mercy Health System is happy to welcome
Dr. Orr, who joins the family medicine staff
at Mercy Delavan Medical Center.
Dr. Orr’s special interests include:
• Asthma
• High blood pressure
• Diabetes
• Preventive medicine
• Exercise science
• Men’s health
• Allergies
• School and sports physicals
In America, one out of eight women
will develop breast cancer during her
lifetime. Many people know someone
who's been touched by it. . . or will be.
There is, however, positive news: the
majority of breast lumps are not cancerous, and for the percentage that are,
breast cancer has a 95 percent or greater
cure rate when it is detected early.
There are some guidelines that
should be followed for early detection.
The American Cancer Society suggests
the following:
1) Examine your breasts every
month.
2) Make sure a physician or other
healthcare professional examines your
breasts annually, beginning at age 20.
3) Have a baseline mammogram by
40 years of age, continue screening
mammograms every one to two years
between the ages of 40 and 49 and every
year beginning at age 50.
Breast-self examinations (BSEs) are
the most important thing a woman can
do herself. Seventy-five percent of all
breast cancers are discovered by women
themselves but studies show that fewer
than one-third of American women perform BSEs.
BSE is a technique that allows a
woman to discover changes in the way
her breasts normally look and feel.
When performing BSE, women should
examine the breasts thoroughly at the
same time every month. Monthly hormonal changes can affect the way
breasts feel from one week to the next.
For menstruating women, a good
time is one week after the onset of their
period. For menopausal and postmenopausal women, it is suggested that
they pick a day that can easily be
remembered, such as the first day of
every month.
By examining the breasts every
month, women will know the feel of
what is normal for themselves and will
be able to recognize slight changes
faster and easier. Some warning signs to
look for include:
• Dimpled or puckered skin
• Nipple discharge, particularly if it
occurs spontaneously without squeezing
the breast. The discharge may be clear,
colored or bloody.
• Change in the shape or size of the
breast or swelling of the skin over the
breasts
• Thick-feeling breast tissue
• Pain or redness of skin
• Sore or retracted nipple(s)
If something suspicious is found,
don't panic. Three out of four lumps
detected turn out to be non-cancerous. If
you find anything that concerns you or is
suspicious, you should contact your doctor immediately.
For more information about breast
cancer, you can contact Mercy Health
System’s Nurse Healthline at (888)
39MERCY.
Mercy HealthLine is a paid column.
For information on this or dozens of
health-related questions, visit the Mercy
Walworth Hospital and Medical Center
at the intersection of Highways 50 and
67, call (262) 245-0535 or visit us at
www.Mercy-HealthSystem.org..
Dr. Orr now welcomes new patients. To make
an appointment, call (262) 728-4301.
Mercy Delavan Medical Center
1038 E. Geneva St., Delavan, WI 53115
Paula Beall crafted this couple for
Delavanʼs Scarecrow Fest. Title: ʻPuttinʼ
on the Ritz.ʼ
(Beacon photo)
10 — The Beacon
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Sept. 26, 2014
Mercy Hospital and Trauma Health Through Chiropractic
wins heart failure certification
Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center
in Janesville recently received advanced
certification in heart failure by the Joint
Commission, making it the only hospital
in Wisconsin to receive this honor. The
certification recognizes exceptional
efforts to foster better outcomes for heart
failure patients in both the inpatient and
outpatient setting, with the ultimate goal
of increasing the quality of life for heart
failure patients. Mercy’s heart failure
team demonstrated its unique program
meets The Joint Commission’s national
standards for health care quality and
safety in disease-specific care.
“We’re very honored to receive this
recognition, which ranks our hospital
among some of the nation’s best for
heart care,” said Javon R. Bea, President
and CEO of Mercy Health System.
“This designation is evidence that
our staff have a commitment to provide
the very best heart care to our patients.
This is one more example of how Mercy
continues to raise the bar for the health
and well being of our communities.”
To earn the certification, Mercy
Health System went through a rigorous
on-site review in May, when surveyors
studied heart failure disease manage-
ment requirements, treatment data and
performance improvement activities.
“We worked very hard to achieve
this certification and we especially thank
our staff who helped in the site visit,”
said Dr. Thomas Teelin, cardiologist at
Mercy. “Certification is a voluntary
process and I commend Mercy for successfully undertaking this challenge to
elevate the standard of care to the residents of our area.”
Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center
is a 240-bed, vertically integrated, multispecialty hospital in Janesville that has
over one million patient visits annually.
In 2009, it became the only level II trauma center in southern Wisconsin, making it the busiest emergency and trauma
care provider in the area. It has also been
awarded national certifications in six
critical specialties: cancer care, knee and
hip joint replacement, chest pain, heart
failure, stroke and trauma.
For more information about this certification, visit JointCommission.org/
certification/heart_failure. For more
information about Mercy, visit Mercy
HealthSystem.org.
By Dr. Bernice Elliott
Is shoulder, arm or hand pain causing
you discomfort? Is it limiting your
everyday tasks, such as dressing, using a
computer
or
picking up your
children? How
about your golf
or tennis game?
The nerves
that
supply
your shoulders,
arms and hands
come
from
your neck and
upper
back Dr. Bernice Elliott
nerve
roots.
Spinal misalignments, called subluxation, may contribute to conditions such as bursitis,
neuritis, tendonitis, epicondylitis, numbness, tingling, weakness or carpal tunnel
syndrome.
Ignoring the pain or masking the
pain with drugs can cause serious dam-
Mercy schedules
seasonal flu clinics
Mercy Health System is offering seasonal flu shots at the following locations:
• Mercy Walworth Hospital and
Medical Center, Hwys 50 and 67,
September 30, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. 245-0535
• Mercy Elkhorn Medical Center,
839 N. Wisconsin St., October 1, 1 - 4
p.m., 741-1400.
• Mercy Lake Geneva Medical
Center, 350 Peller Rd., October 2, 1-4
p.m.. 249-0221.
• Mercy Delavan Medical Center,
1038 E. Geneva St., October 3, 1-4 p.m.,
728-4301
Walk-ins are welcome. Cost of vaccination is $30 (correct cash or check).
Must be 18 years of age or older. Shots
will be billed to Medicare for those who
carry Medicare Part B insurance and
MercyCare Insurance for MercyCare
members. For details, call the location
nearest you.
Register for free
seminar on heroin
The 2014 Walworth County Heroin
Summit, “Highway to Heroin,” will take
place from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the
Timmerman Auditorium (Hyland Hall
1000) on the campus of the University of
Wisconsin, Whitewater, on Wednesday,
Oct. 1, and at Big Foot High School on
Wednesday, Oct. 8.
Information booths will be open
from 5:30-9 p.m..
Walworth County District Attorney
Dan Necci will give the introduction;
parents of a heroin user will relate their
experiences; members of the Drug
Enforcement Agency and the Walworth
County Drug Unit will provide information from the law enforcement perspective; Carlo Nevicosi will provide generalized treatment information; Judge
David Reddy and Katie Behl will
explain about the drug court; and representatives of Family of Hope will talk
about recovery from heroin addiction.
The seminar is free and open to the
public, but attendees must RSVP at
Eventbrite – www.eventbrite.com, type
Highway to Heroin into the search field
and reserve the number of tickets you
want.
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my patients entrust their health care needs to
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By Marjie Reed
Going through some old pictures, I
found one of our cat named Little Al. I
was always amazed he lived so many
years unsinged. Now that sounds like a
weird statement until I tell you that as
with most cats,
Little Al loved to
be warm.
Did he lie
near the heater in
the
morning?
No, as soon as he
heard us push
down the knob
on the toaster, he
would appear in
the kitchen.
As soon as
the toast would
Marjie Reed
pop up, his ears
would perk up. I’d pull the toast out and
as I looked for the butter, Little Al would
jump up to his throne and get comfortable.
There he lay curled up on top of the
hot toaster like a furry croissant. We
never had to wonder where he was, but
we sure wondered how his tail never got
toasted.
“Unsanitary” you say? Well, after a
bazillion loaves of bread toasted in that
machine, I’m still kicking, and Mom
lived for 98 years, so go figure.
The other day I watched a chipmunk
run across our garden. Now, I think chipmunks are cute, but one day I learned
that not everyone does…
For several years I took care of an
elderly lady in her home. We loved to go
shopping together and one day as we
came home from the store, a chipmunk
ran down her walk ahead of us.
“I hate chipmunks,” she said under her
breath, “They look like junior rats. My
fear is that one of those horrid little
things will get into my house, then what
would I do?” she asked disgustedly.
One day, months later, I found out
what she’d do – scream and scream and
scream – that’s what she’d do.
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Horror filled me that day as I came
up her walk and heard her screaming. I
ran in her back door afraid of what I’d
find.
I found her in the bathroom, staring
in the tub and still screaming. My heart
was in my mouth. I approached the tub
and closed one eye to try to minimize the
horror that awaited me.
When I saw it, I couldn’t help but
break out into laughter. There in the
tub was the furry embodiment of my
friend’s worst nightmare, a chipmunk
in the house.
As she told it to me, he had indeed
gotten in her back door and run around
the corner into the bathroom. Instead of
just closing the door and stuffing a towel
under the crack, she stood frozen while
she stared into the tub and screamed. I
soon realized this whole episode had
been no picnic for the chipmunk, either.
When my friend saw him running
near the toilet, she said she let out a
scream that scared the chipmunk so
badly that he jumped straight up and
somehow hit the top of the tub. He
flipped over and got the ride of his life as
he slid down the high porcelain side on
his back, sort of like a dry water park
ride, until he bumped into the drain plug.
Every time he moved, she screamed.
When she screamed, he got scared again
and jumped straight up again. I suggested that it might have been a good idea to
stop screaming while he was still in the
tub. If a scream flipped him in, a scream
could have flipped him back out.
I don’t know how long that scenario
had been going on before I arrived, but I
could see they were both getting worn
out and were panting. She couldn’t stop
screaming and he couldn’t stop jumping.
It was the funniest sight I had ever seen,
but I got busy tending to them both.
I got her to her chair and when she
retold me the story and could see it all in
her mind’s eye, she dissolved into laughter.
The only one not laughing was the
chipmunk. He was so worn out I had no
trouble scooping him up, patting him on
his little head, and putting him back outside.
I’m sure they both slept well that
night, I know I did.
Dear God,
Thank you for animals, domesticated
and wild. Those that we love as pets, tug
at our heartstrings when something happens to them.
Our rabbit, we named Mrs. Mertz,
died a month ago, but we thank you for
the five wonderful years we had with
her. She brought us companionship, love
and more fun than we thought possible
to have with a rabbit.
She was a joy and we thank you for
being able to rescue and care for her –
and for warm memories of her that will
last for our lifetime.
Marjie Reed lives in Harvard, Ill.,
with her husband, Bob. They have been
married nearly 45 years and have three
children and eight grandchildren.
Contact Marjie at [email protected].
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Sept. 26, 2014
More information on American
Legion’s oratorical contest
Delavan architectural historian Frank Landi presents a sconce from the Frank
Lloyd Wright-designed Geneva Hotel to Geneva Lake Museum Executive Director
Karen Jo Walsh.
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Delavan architectural historian
presents artifact to museum
Frank Landi, a local historian from
Delavan, recently presented a sconce from
the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Geneva
Hotel to the Geneva Lake Museum
Executive Director, Karen Jo Walsh.
Sconces such as this were used in the
lobby and guest rooms of the Geneva
Hotel. The sconce will be on display
with other artifacts in the museum’s
Geneva Hotel exhibit. The Wrightdesigned hotel was built in 1912 and
razed in 1970 to make room for the
Geneva towers.
“This particular sconce, which once
hung on the wall of my house, was given
to me by Richard Alexander, who, from
1966 to 1971, owned Thumbs Up Bar
and Grill on Broad Street in Lake
Geneva,” explained Landi. “A man
named Mose, whose girlfriend ran a
brothel in Lake Tahoe, Nev., had
acquired the sconce and gave it to him
(Mose).”
More artifacts from the Geneva
Hotel can be seen at the Geneva Lake
Museum. Fall hours are Monday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10
a.m. - 4 p.m., Sunday noon to 3. The
popular programs, Tuesday’s @ 2, continue every Tuesday at 2 p.m.
Mercy Foundation’s Autism Support
Fund now taking grant applications
Autism affects one in 68 children,
and more children will be diagnosed
with autism this year than with AIDS,
diabetes and cancer combined. Autism is
the fastest growing serious developmental disability in the United States. There
is no medical detection or cure; it’s presence is growing at an overwhelming
rate, and the families affected by autism
struggle to provide the quality care their
children need because of the staggering
costs and lack of insurance coverage.
To help, the Mercy Foundation created the Autism Support Fund (ASF),
which provides financial resources to
families affected by Autism Spectrum
Disorder in Walworth County. Resources are used toward social skills classes,
sensory and safety equipment, respite
care and more.
“The ASF allows us to address the
needs of families of autistic children within Walworth County,” said Jennifer Johns,
development director, Mercy Foundation.
“Our goal is to provide programming that
assures children who are suffering with
ASD have access to the quality, comprehensive and passionate care they so desperately need and deserve.”
Mercy Foundation is accepting grant
applications for its Autism Support Fund
(ASF), which offers the financial means
to help families who live with or care for
children with autism.
To qualify, all applicants must present documentation of a verified diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder, a
completed application, and necessary financial documentation must be presented on or before October 31. Applicants
must be also be Walworth County residents. To download the application, visit
MercyHealthSystem.org/foundation or
call Jennifer Johns at (608) 755-8821.
Elkhorn’s American Legion Post #45
will sponsor the first leg of the organization’s oratorical contest which progresses
to county, district, regional, state, and
ultimately to the national competition.
Participants in the contest develop
leadership qualities, the ability to think,
and speak clearly and intelligently, and
are better prepared for the acceptance of
the duties and responsibilities, for the
rights and privileges of American citizenship.
At press time, no student had signed
up at Elkhorn’s Post #45, so the entire
oratorical team, Commander Bill
Sigmund, Leo Schneider and Anna
Hartlaub, will sponsor a presentation
meeting at 6 p.m. on Monday, October 13
at the Elkhorn High school library.
All students in Walworth County and
their parents are invited, although students from districts other than Elkhorn
will need to contact their local American
Legion post to register. The meeting will
allow potential contestants to meet the
Oratorical team, view a narrated DVD
presentation by Hartlaub and ask questions of Anna and the team. Leo
Schneider, coordinator of the Oratorical
Contest publicity campaign, emphasizes
that there is an open house policy for all
contestants: “Stop in any time; all you
have to do is knock! Furthermore, should
you ask, we as a team will meet with you
up to four times before January 5, when
Post #45 Elkhorn’s Oratorical Contest
will be held, at the Elkhorn Area High
School library.
The Walworth County contest will
take place at Delavan Post Legion Hall in
Delavan at 7 pm on January 19. The location of the district contest is still to be
announced, but the Regional and State
contest will take place on Saturday, Feb.
14 at Ripon College.
During the contest, a single main
speech topic related to the United States
Constitution will be required with a
length of 8 to 10 minutes, as well as an
assigned topic that must consume 3 to 5
minutes of presenter’s delivery.
“Participation in the program helps
students fine tune their communication
skills for college course work.” Schneider
said “Looking ahead, the students will
use these skills to interact in the workplace, at business meetings and seminars.”
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made us wait longer for service.”
• “When we were in Spain, there
were too many Spanish people there.
The receptionist spoke Spanish, the food
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would be so many foreigners.”
• “We had to line up outside to catch
the boat and there was no air-conditioning.”
• “It is your duty as a tour operator to
advise us of noisy or unruly guests
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brochure did not mention mosquitoes.”
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were placed in a room with a king bed.
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• “No-one told us there would be fish
in the water. The children were scared.”
• “Although the brochure said that
there was a fully equipped kitchen, there
was no egg-slicer in the drawers.”
• “We went on holiday to Spain and
had a problem with the taxi drivers as
they were all Spanish.”
• “The roads were uneven and
bumpy, so we could not read the local
guide book during the bus ride to the
resort. Because of this, we were unaware
of many things that would have made
our holiday more fun.”
• “It took us nine hours to fly home
from Jamaica to England. It took the
Americans only three hours to get home.
This seems unfair.”
• “I compared the size of our one-bedroom suite to our friends’ three-bedroom
and ours was significantly smaller.”
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Home and Family
Sept. 26, 2014 — 13
Fall garden and landscape care
The air temperature was 38 degrees F and the water temperature was 72
degrees at 7 a.m. when TriRock Triathlon contestants embarked on a 500 meter or
1,500 meter swim in Williams Bay on Saturday, Sept. 13. Volunteers in kayaks positioned themselves around the course to guide swimmers who had to battle not only
chilly temperatures, but mist rising from the lake. “Sprint” category participants then
completed a 13.1 mile bike ride and a 3.1 mile run, while those in the “Intermediate
Olympic” class rode for 26 miles and ran for 6.2.
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You can see and feel the change of seasons. Fall color is starting to appear, pansies, mums and asters are in the garden
center and your thoughts are turning to
preparing your landscape for winter.
Those in warm climates are switching
to winter annuals, while those in colder
regions are fortifying their landscapes for
the cold winter ahead. No matter where
you live, invest some time in preparing
your landscape for the change in seasons.
Dedicating some time now will pay off
with healthier more beautiful plants next
spring.
Continue to mow the lawn high as long
as it continues to grow. There’s no need to
cut it short unless that’s the look you prefer.
Fertilize the grass with a low nitrogen
slow release fertilizer like Milorganite
(milorganite.com). Fall fertilization provides the greatest benefit to your lawn and
gives you the best value for the time and
money invested.
Those in cooler regions growing bluegrass, fescue and perennial ryegrass
should fertilize around, or soon after,
Labor Day when temperatures start to
cool. Then make a final application
between Halloween and Thanksgiving
before the ground freezes.
Shred leaves as they fall. Leave some
on the lawn to add organic matter and
nutrients to the soil. As long as you can see
the grass blades through the shredded
leaves your lawn will be fine.
Use the rest of the shredded leaves in
your compost pile, as mulch on top of the
soil or as a soil amendment. Just dig a two
to three inch layer into the top 12 inches of
annual or new planting beds. These leaves
will break down and add organic matter.
By spring the leaves will decompose and
the garden bed will be ready to cultivate
and plant.
Plant a few bulbs now for a colorful
early spring display. Incorporate compost,
aged manure or other organic matter into
the planting area. Add a low nitrogen slow
release fertilizer at the time of planting. In
general, plant bulbs two to three times
their vertical diameter deep. Follow specific planting and spacing directions on the
package or tag.
Select animal-resistant bulbs to avoid
squirrels digging up the bulbs and deer and
rabbits eating the blooms. Daffodils,
hyacinths, grape hyacinths and squills are
a few to consider. Little Tommies (Crocus
tommasinianus) tend to be more squirrel
resistant than other crocus varieties.
Allow disease- and insect-free perennials to stand for winter. This will increase
their winter hardiness and your enjoyment.
The dried leaves, stems and seedheads provide beauty for you to enjoy, seeds for the
birds and overwintering homes for many
butterflies and beneficial insects.
Plant trees, shrubs and perennials. The
soil is warm and the air is cool – perfect
conditions for planting and establishing
trees, shrubs and perennials.
Continue to water the landscape as
needed throughout the fall. Be sure to
water evergreens and new plantings thoroughly before the ground freezes.
No matter where you live or the size of
your garden, get outdoors and enjoy the
beauty of fall. And be sure to invest a bit
of energy now to insure your landscape is
ready for the season ahead.
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Clean Sweep to help residents manage hazardous waste products
The Walworth County Public Works
Department will sponsor a Clean Sweep
program Friday and Saturday, October 3
and 4. This year’s event is designed to
help household residents, businesses and
institutions properly dispose of damaged,
banned, unusable or unwanted products
that contain volatile chemicals.
Products with a WARNING label on
the container generally fit the bill and the
waste portion needs to be discarded properly. Some examples are pesticides, herbicides, waste oil, antifreeze, brake fluid, old
fuel, solvent-based paints, varnish, adhesives, pool chemicals, fluorescent bulbs
and rechargeable batteries.
Clean Sweep program services are
provided free-of-charge to household residents who may drop off items without an
appointment at the following times and
places:
• Friday, October 3. from 3 to 6 p.m. at
the City of Whitewater Public Works
Complex, 150 East Starin Road in
Whitewater.
• Friday, October 3, from 3 to 6 p.m.
at the City of Delavan Municipal Garage,
490 Richmond Road in Delavan
• Saturday, October 4, from 8 a.m. to
noon at the Walworth County Public
tanks, radioactive materials and cosmetics
will not be collected.
Clean Sweep services are also available to any business, municipality, school,
or service provider that generates small
amounts of hazardous waste, and classifies
as a Very Small Quantity Generator
(VSQG) according to DNR standards.
VSQG program participants pay for product disposal but the cost is significantly
less than contracting individually for this
service. The program is cost-effective and
convenient, but anyone interested must
pre-register and provide a list of products
they want to dispose of by September 25.
Clean Sweep plays an important role
in preserving the county’s natural
resources, and benefits everyone by reducing the risk of surface and groundwater
pollution, and personal injury from chemical exposure. Since 1992, Clean Sweep
has collected and properly disposed of
687,417 pounds of hazardous product
wastes.
For more information about this waste
disposal opportunity please contact Janet
Cline, Walworth County Public Works
Department Solid Waste Division staff, at
741-3367 or by e-mail at: [email protected].
Workers unload hazardous waste products from an SUV during the Clean
Sweep program at the Walworth Public Works Department on Highway NN east of
Elkhorn. This yearʼs program will take place on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 3 and 4.
(Beacon photo)
Works Department, W4097
NN, three miles east of
Elkhorn.
The household portion
includes a pharmaceutical
County Road
the City of
of the event
collection to
gather up outdated or unwanted prescription drugs and over-the-counter items for
proper disposal. Pills, syrups, creams,
inhalers, and vet/pet meds are all acceptable. Sharps, needles, nebulizers, oxygen
2014 Walworth County Clean Sweep - October 3 & 4
Household Hazardous Waste
& Pharmaceutical Collection
Collection Location # 1
Collection Location # 2
Collection Location # 3
Open ONLY on
Open ONLY on
Open ONLY on
Friday, October 3
Friday, October 3
Saturday, October 4
3:00 - 6:00 p.m.
3:00 - 6:00 p.m.
8:00 a.m. - Noon
City of Whitewater
Public Works Complex
Walworth County
Public Works Department
150 E Starin Rd – Whitewater
W4097 County Road NN - Elkhorn
City of Delavan
Municipal Garage
490 Richmond Rd, Delavan
Clean Sweep services are available to Walworth County household residents
free-of-charge & pre-registration is not required.
What is “household hazardous waste?”
It is the unusable portion of a household product that
contains volatile chemicals. These products can be
identified by looking at labels, which are generally
marked CAUSTIC, ACID, DANGER, FLAMMABLE,
WARNING, or POISON.
Examples of Products to bring:
Home Products: silver polish drain cleaner
mildew cleaner products that contain mercury
rechargeable batteries dry cleaning fluid
Automotive Products: motor oil
antifreeze
old fuel
brake fluid
engine / carb cleaner
vehicle batteries of all sizes
transmission fluid
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oil & lead-based paint
photographic chemicals
turpentine
swimming pool chemicals
gun-cleaning fluid
Clean Sweep Does Not Accept:
alkaline batteries
ammunition / explosives
agricultural chemicals
radioactive materials
compressed gas cylinders
tires
computer items or other electronics
household cleaning products in usable condition
Latex paint (this is a water-based product that can
be dried out and then placed in the regular trash.)
Pharmaceutical Collection Guidelines
Clean Sweep will accept
outdated or unwanted
prescription drugs and
over-the-counter items.
Medicines will be collected ONLY at the
locations and times shown above.
Leave medicines in their original containers.
The patient’s name may be crossed out.
Place all medicines in a plastic bag(s) and keep
the bag(s) separate from other products brought to
the program.
You will not have to provide your name – just
the name of the community where you live.
Items Accepted
Pills & Capsules
Syrups / Liquids
Salves / Creams
Inhalers
Vet/Pet Meds
Items Not Accepted
Radioactive Materials
Sharps/Needles
Oxygen Tanks
Nebulizers
Cosmetics
Is there a Clean Sweep program for
businesses & institutions? Yes! But those
who are interested must pre-register, provide a list of
items they want to bring, and pay for product
disposal. Please call 262-741-3367 for more
information or to request a pre-registration form.
Program Sponsor, Funding & Contact Information
Clean Sweep is sponsored by Walworth County Public Works Department, and funded in part by the Town of Darien Mallard
Ridge Landfill Fund, and a grant from the Wisconsin Dept of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection. For more information
please contact Public Works Department staff by phone at 262-741-3367 or email at: [email protected]
Local Program Partners & Financial Supporters:
Advanced Disposal, Ft Atkinson
Aurora Health Care Pharmacy
City of Delavan Police & Street Dept
City of Whitewater Police & Street Dept
Delavan Lake Improvement Assn
Delavan Lake Sanitary District
Jefferson County Solid Waste Dept
John’s Disposal, Whitewater
Keizer & Sons, Delavan
Lake Beulah Management District
Lake Geneva Jaycees
Lake Wandawega Improvement Assn
McCullough’s Pharmacy
Mercy Health System
Pat’s Services, Inc., Burlington
Theodore Peters
Wal-Co-Met
Walgreens Pharmacy
Walworth County Sheriff’s Office
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Sept. 26, 2014 — 15
Participating in a $6,000 check presentation by the Sharon Lions Club to the
Village of Sharon to cover material costs for the new shelter recently constructed at
Goodland Memorial Park, are: (front row, from left) Lion Dennis Frederick; Village of
Sharon President Mark Ruosch; Sharon Lions President Edward Hayden; Lions
Sherrie Dawson; Donna Brooke; Lions District 27A-1 Cabinet Secretary Jerry Gibbons;
Lion Stephanie Smith; (back row) Lion Raymond Lowry; Lion William Dawson; Village
Trustee Lawrence Diderich; and Lion Michael Brooke.
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Komfort announces name of this
year’s Heat Up Wisconsin family
Sue and Chuck Thomas, age 77 and 80, respectively, finish the 5K run portion
of the TriRock Triathlon in Williams Bay on Saturday, Sept. 13. Before that, they swam
500 meters and biked 13 miles. The Thomases have run every TriRock triathlon since
it began in 1987. They also fly a Stearman biplane and a twin engine King Air.
(Beacon photo)
Jay Myers of Komfort Heating &
Cooling of Elkhorn has announced that
Derek and Erin Fleck of Delavan are
among the nearly 100 Wisconsin and
Upper Michigan residents chosen to
receive a fully installed Lennox furnace
as part of the Heat Up Wisconsin program. The furnace will be installed on
Saturday, Oct. 4 by Komfort Heating
and Cooling.
For the past four years, Lennox and
the Lennox dealers of Wisconsin and
Upper Michigan have teamed up to give
back to their communities.
“We are local dealers and being local
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PRICE REDUCED
N6637 JUNIPER ROAD
SUGAR CREEK
Realtor Associate
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MLS #1370388 - This is a short
sale. 3 bdrm. ranch with numerous
updates. New roof in 2013, water
heater in 2011, furnace in 2010,
gutters and bay window in 2010.
Well maintained, frplc. and chimney
recently cleaned. $129,900
Ryan Simons
Realtor
OFFICE: (262) 248-1020
DIRECT: (262) 248-5564 ext. 161
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N1951 SUNNYSIDE AVE.
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Richard Geaslen
MLS #1317170 - Very well maintained
4 bdrm., 3.5 bath home just blocks from
the lake. Wooded lot. 3 season room,
gigantic mstr. bdrm. w/walk-in closets.
Double sided frplc. Huge lower level
with much storage space. Roomy driveway and garage. So many updates.
Priced to sell. $344,900
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400 E. MAIN ST., 400 & 402
PALMYRA
MLS #1365923 - Unbelievable
opportunity to have your own vacation home with 8.5 wooded acres
and a creek. Endless trails throughout wooded land. Seller has just
painted the exterior and most of
interior as of May, 2014. New roof
and driveway. $339,900
1601 GENEVA CLUB DRIVE
GENEVA
MLS #1358784 - 1 acre wooded lot
in Geneva National ready for any luxury home to be built. Gorgeous surroundings with gated community for
added security. 3-eighteen hole golf
courses, pool, tennis courts, hiking
trails, clubhouse and pro shop. Tax
assessment is $112,500. $68,900
5791 W. BUBBLING SPRINGS RD.
LA GRANGE
N8178 PLEASANT LAKE RD.
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LA GRANGE
MLS #1363849 - Gorgeous property tucked away with your own private nature views. A block away from
Lauderdale Lakes boat launch. 3.1
acres consisting of 4 tax keys with
an adjoining buildable lot. Hardwood
floors, vaulted ceilings, Viking appliances in kitchen. $35,000 PRICE
REDUCTION! $559,900
MLS #1216288 - Unbelievable
business opportunity! Over 8800
sq. ft. 2x6 construction building, 10’
ceilings, 10” deep concrete foundation floor, web-trussed main level
floor w/1.5” plywood. Property also
comes with 2 bdrms., 1 bath.
$229,900
MLS #1387369 - Luxurious home on 4 lots with 2 that are
buildable at the end of a cul-de-sac. 2 separate family rooms
on main floor w/frplc., huge mstr. bdrm. w/spacious mstr. bath
including ceramic tile and Whirlpool. Huge 6 car garage w/2nd
floor rec room, bdrm., bath and storage room. Fenced cement
patio, in-ground pool, sauna/hot tub, and 16x15 pool storage
room. Home is built on 2 lots and both are sold together. Seller
is also selling adjoining lots 99 and 96 and will sell together as
a pkg. deal with this property. $659,700
MLS #1381286: Very will maintained 3 bdrm., 2.5 bath home in a
private wooded area. Gorgeous
deck overlooking lrg. backyard.
Huge mstr. bdrm. w/spacious mstr.
bath. Numerous storage areas with
walk-in closet and full bsmt. April
Aire, paved driveway, brick sidewalk, new kitchen floor. $193,500
MLS #1339078 - 4.12 acre
farmette, 3 level pond w/waterfall.
Spacious wrap around deck. 4
bdrms., 2 bath farm house has an
open kitchen. Inside parking for 5
cars and machine shop with upper
floor office space. $199,900
PRICE REDUCED
SOLD
SOLD
SOLD
SOLD
3142 W. NORTH DRIVE
DARIEN
MLS #1377909 - 4+ acres, 60x30
heated, insulated with 2 overhead
doors pole barn. Large barn with
hayloft and a newer storage unit
outbuilding connected to the barn.
8 (10x10), 1 (10x36), 1 (10x40)
and 1 (20x36) units. Perked for
conventional septic and well on
site. $159,900
W4962 OAKWOOD DR.
LA GRANGE
MLS #1368957 - 175’ of frontage on
Pleasant Lake. Quiet, private, no wake
lake. Pleasant Lake is a clean 145 acre
lake with a depth of 29 ft. Visitors has
access to lake from a public boat landing. Small 1 bdrm. cottage on this land,
but there are specific plans available for
a 2 story, 3 bdrm. home for this property to interested buyer. $244,900
W3244 HILLTOP DRIVE
LINN
MLS #1348226 - Well maintained 3
bdrm. ranch sitting on a beautiful lot.
Newer roof, furnace and central air. Gas
frplc., Florida sunroom has gorgeous
views and plenty of space to make into
your own 3/4 season room. Bsmt. is dry
and clean, 2 sump pumps on opposite
ends of property. Iron filter is leased.
$154,900
W8912 LK. LORRAINE RD,
RICHMOND
MLS #1229697 - Privacy and
room to roam on this 12 acre estate
with multi-level European style
home. Indoor pool, rooftop patio
and tennis court. 5 bdrms., 4 baths,
3 frplcs., gourmet kitchen, heated
tile floors. $399,900
SOLD
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Richard Geaslen
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LAKE GENEVA
MLS #1295099 - Fantastic investment
opportunity in Lake Geneva. Sellers
have maintained and updated the building as needed. Too many updates to
list! This 4 unit building is priced
$50,000 below tax assessment. All
units are rented. Plenty of parking for
tenants. $295,000
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MLS #1333032 - Privacy. 3.3
wooded acres situated at the end
of Oscar Rd. Seller has updated
home with new paint throughout
and new carpet. The landscaping is
brand new! Roof is only 4 years old.
Elkhorn School District. Very
secluded property. $184,900
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Sept. 26, 2014 —17
! Country Gentlemen Chorus
and skills.
Airmen who complete basic training
earn four credits toward an associate in
applied science degree through the
Community College of the Air Force.
A 2011 graduate of Elkhorn Area
High School, Gray is the son of Misty
and Brian Gray of Elkhorn.
Army Pvt. Jocelyn Kopac has
graduated from basic combat training at
Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
During the nine weeks of training,
Pvt. Kopac studied the Army mission,
history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and
practice in basic combat skills, military
weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet
training, drill and ceremony, marching,
rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed
combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system,
basic first aid, foot marches, and field
training exercises. Kopac is the daughter
of Kimberly Collins of Elkhorn.
offers public a chance to sing
The men of the Country Gentlemen
Chorus aren’t professionals – although
they might sound like it. You don’t need
to be a trained musician, or even be able
to read music, to be a member of the
Country Gentlemen. We can teach you
everything you need to know to be a first
class entertainer. It’s easy, it’s fun, and
more satisfying than you can imagine.
Here is your chance. We are having a
GUEST NIGHT on Monday, October 6
during which you will learn about barbershop style singing. We will then
invite our guests to return for the next
three Monday rehearsals and learn two
new songs with the Chorus. We will distribute music and learning CD’s to those
guests who return on the 13th.
Bay High School among the best
Newsweek magazine has ranked
Williams Bay High School 131st among
the 500 best in the nation and number
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These songs will be for our
Christmas Show this year on December
7th. Guests who opt for this will be invited to sing these two songs with our chorus at the Christmas Show. We will work
on these songs at the beginning of our
Monday evening rehearsals, and following that, guests are free to leave or stay
for the remaining part of our rehearsals.
Guests who participate in these
rehearsals will be welcome to join the
chorus in performing these songs at the
Christmas Show.
You can find us at Horticultural Hall,
330 Broad Street in Lake Geneva at 7
pm on any Monday night. You can call
Dave Dreyer at (815) 336-5532 for more
information.
INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS
September 27: 9:00am-12:00pm; October 11: 9:00am-12:00pm; October 27: 4:00pm-7:00pm;
November 17: 4:00pm-7:00pm; December 8: 4:00pm-7:00pm; January 12: 4:00pm-7:00pm;
February 7: 9:00am-12:00pm; March 2: 4:00pm-7:00pm
three out of the 13 schools listed in
Wisconsin. If charter schools are eliminated, Williams Bay ranks number one
in the state.
The top two were specialty schools,
Wausau Engineering and Global
Leadership Academy, which ranked
34th, and Waukesha Engineering
Preparatory Academy, which ranked
48th.
Among the factors Newsweek took
into consideration were a high school’s
ability to prepare students for college.
The list shows that Williams Bay has a
college readiness score of 91.43 and that
98.3 percent of its graduates intend to
attend college.
Newsweek also took into consideration the fact that WBHS had been recognized by the Wisconsin Department of
Education as a school that significantly
exceeds expectations.
The school held an academic pep
rally on Tuesday, Sept. 23 to celebrate
the honor and to recognize the hard
work and dedication of the district’s
entire student body and staff, according
to School Superintendent Wayne Anderson.
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BLOOMFIELD
GENOA CITY
MLS 1327815 - Lake living without lakefront
taxes!! This custom built 3+ bdrm./3+bath home
is located 1 block from Powers Lake boat launch.
Open concept kitchen has 11 ft. ceilings, granite
counters, stainless steel appliances, maple floors
and cabinets, Jenn-Aire cook top and convection
oven. Super sized mstr. retreat has huge walk-in
closets and private bath. Lower level is finished.
Deep 3.5 car garage. $449,900
MLS 1356049 - Well cared for 3 bdrm., 2
bath home located near the lake and countryside. All appliances included. Beautiful
landscaping gives great curbside appeal,
when all in bloom. New roof installed in
2012 on home and garage. All new main
flooring installed in 2013. Above ground
24’ round pool and garden shed included.
Home Warranty included. $149,900
MLS 1358177 - The Hideaway, a full service
bar/tavern on the WI/IL border. Full operation
business is turnkey. Appliances, equipment, furniture and inventory included in purchase. CD
jukebox, games and pool table are contracted
through amusement co. Municipal water and
sewer, almost 1000 sq. ft. of living. Parking for
30+. $359,900
VACANT LAND
NEW PRICE
NEW LISTING
LAKE GENEVA
MLS 1368946 - Like new 3 bdrm., 2.5
bath townhouse. Bright and airy, open
concept main entry, soaring 2 story ceiling over family room. Dining room and
kitchen flow from family room. All appliances included. Full bsmt. ready to for
bdrm., bath and rec room. Patio in back.
$141,900
BURLINGTON
MLS 1385527 - Private setting on almost
1 acre, on a hill, surrounded by trees. 3
bdrms., 2 baths, huge living room. Many
new improvements including windows,
siding, roof, flooring, deck and new family
room addition. Lower level walkout is was
a garage is now a workshop. 1/2 acre lot
next door. $179,900
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GENOA CITY
MLS 1268719 - Almost one acre of
level land ready for your new home
plans. Excellent location, Genoa City,
close to Hwy. 12 for easy commute.
Downtown is just steps away. Property
located on Petticoat Dr. behind
Pancho’s Restaurant. Bring your floor
plan and builder. $44,900
LINN
MLS 1283208 - The ONLY buildable
lot in private Lake Geneva Beach
Association. Just 2-3 blocks from the
lake in a great location. Sellers own
home listed on Poplar across street
(MLS 1299082). Make offer on both.
Access to private members only
beach, park, pier and boat launch.
$250,000
TWIN LAKES
MLS 1375865 - 3 bdrm., 2 bath home.
Updated interior includes: approx. 800 sq. ft.
of finished LL w/lrg. media/family room,
den/office, full bath and storage room. Main
level has hardwood floors, updated bath and
new windows. Super-sized fenced yard
w/above ground pool, patio area and gardening spot. Short walk to the lake and very
close to IL and Hwy. 12. $164,900
BURLINGTON
PIN #32115 - Great investment
opportunity. Fully rented duplex has 3
bdrm., 1 bath unit on main level and 1
bdrm., 1 bath upper unit has recently
been remodeled. Exterior has new
roof, windows, doors, siding, fascia,
soffits and gutters. Located in the
downtown area. Tenants would like to
continue renting. $162,900
CALL
WILLIAMS BAY
MLS 1359472 - 3 bdrm. ranch home with large
living room, frplc., eat in kitchen, updated bath
and a side deck overlooking a private wooded
yard with a running, natural trickling stream.
Property has 1/2+ acres and is 2 blocks away
from Williams Bay beach, park and launch area.
RM-1 zoning would allow for a multi-family to be
built in place of existing home. $149,900
Hotline: 262-814-1400 + 5 digit PIN
JANE DULISSE
262-206-5532
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18 — The Beacon
Sept. 26, 2014
Pet Questions and Answers
By Marc Marone
Q: My golden retriever seems to think
she’s a rabbit as she craves all sorts of fruits
and vegetables. She never turns down a
piece of chicken or bacon, but if she sees us
eating melon or even an apple, she goes out
of her mind until we give her some.
Our vet says it’s not a problem and she
can have any fruit or vegetable she wants as
long as she is eating her kibble every day
and we keep grapes and onions away from
her. But I thought dogs were carnivores.
A: The domestic dog is a descendant of
the wolf, an obligate carnivore. However,
in the process of domestication, we
changed the way the wolf looks, thinks and
digests its food. So your dog can be fed as
many fruits and veggies as she wants as
long as her main diet is the dog food balanced with the correct amount of vitamins
and minerals she needs.
Q: In April, I moved into an apartment
complex that allows tenants to keep small
dogs. As this was an unusually cool summer, I was able to open my windows rather
than use the air conditioning. Some tenants
have little dogs that bark at anyone they see
while on the leash, and one tenant leaves
her dog outside on the second-story deck
for hours at a time, watching the pedestrian
traffic and barking continuously. I don’t
like to lodge a complaint without offering a
solution, so can you suggest a simple
method of training the animal to control its
behavior? I suppose a muzzle would work,
if that is not considered cruel treatment.
A: There is no simple way to teach a
dog not to bark at moving people and
things. It involves a great deal of positivereinforcement behavior modification that
most pet keepers these days just don’t have
the time for.
A muzzle is definitely out, as the purpose of a muzzle is to prevent a dog from
biting during a procedure such as trimming
its nails. It can’t be kept on the dog for
more than 10 minutes or so, since the dog
can’t pant when wearing a traditional muzzle and thus could die of overheating.
About the only quick fix that would
work is for the keepers to erect a solid
fence around the balcony so the dog couldn’t see the street below. Then it would be
quieter, as the visual stimulus that sets the
dog off would no longer be present.
Q: I just took in a feral kitten that has
what seems to be ringworm on its ear. I
read that putting tea tree oil on the spot will
get rid of this. Could you please advise me
if this is likely to be effective?
A: I have had hundreds of animals with
ringworm pass through my hands in the
past four decades, and in my experience the
only thing that works is to take the kitten to
the vet and have the vet prescribe one of the
new oral antifungal medications. The ringworm fungus is one of the few things that
humans can catch from a household pet,
and if you get it yourself, it is no joke. This
is not a situation for which I would advise
home remedies.
Q: We enjoy feeding the wild birds in
our yard, and we have all sorts that frequent our feeders, but we now have a flock
of pigeons that come twice a day. At first,
there were only two, but it seems each day
there are twice as many as the day before.
They don’t sit on the bird feeders but are on
the ground under the feeders eating the
food that the ground-feeding birds like
song sparrows could be feeding on. In
between feeding, they are on our roof making a mess. Is there any particular food that
we could feed the other birds that the
pigeons would not like?
A: You are right to be concerned about
this. The average feral pigeon has a lot of
other options available to find food – many
more than a bird like a song sparrow has.
Pigeons are opportunists and can make a
meal out of most anything, so there is no
particular seed that they will not eat if they
are hungry enough.
I suggest you take the feeders down for
a week or so. After a few days, the pigeon
flock will leave. When you put the feeders
back up, be sure that they aren’t visible
from above. It’s while flying overhead and
looking down that most pigeons notice
food sources. I have known some birders
who position large beach umbrellas over
their bird feeders. Not only does this keep
the feeders out of view of any pigeons
passing overhead, but it keeps the seed and
feeders dry.
Q: We just got a new Laborador
Retriever puppy, and we are reading everything we can about raising and training our
new family member. One thing that we
read about is how important food rewards
are in training a dog. However, my husband
says that when he was a kid, food rewards
were never given to dogs – a dog was
rewarded with praise when it did something that you wanted it to do. I am curious
what you think about this, since you always
seem to see things from the animal’s point
of view.
A: It’s true that 40 years ago, when I
was training dogs for obedience trials, we
didn’t use food rewards at all. My dogs
actually did regard my saying “good dog”
and giving them a pat on the head as
enough of a reward.
However, certain things, such as coming to heel from a long distance, were very
hard for some dogs to learn when the only
lures were some kind words and a caress.
They all learned in time, it just took a lot of
work.
At about this time, the Navy started to
train marine mammals in open-ocean situations, and a dolphin or a seal only worked
for food rewards. When other animal trainers saw how well food rewards worked,
they began training dogs the same way. The
results were the same as using praise but
happened a lot faster.
You should use food rewards in the
beginning, as it is much easier to keep a
dog’s attention to the task, and the results
are so fast that both the dog and human
look forward to the training sessions. As
time goes on, food rewards can be given
less and less. As dogs mature, they do seem
to be just as happy with a caress as they
would be with a piece of cheese; at least
my dogs do.
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library. When your card is filled (10 stamps)
you’ll be entered in a drawing to win fabulous prizes. Phone 728-3111.
• September is National Library Card
Month. Replace your lost library card for
free. We’ll waive the $2 fee for replacing a
lost card. Sometime during the month, we
will be unveiling our newly designed card
with key tag. Whether you have lost your
card, never had one, or would just like to
sport one of our nifty new cards, be sure to
bring in current identification, and we will
issue you a ticket to the world of knowledge
and entertainment.
• Storytime with Ms. Denise Wednesdays at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Note the
time change – we now have both morning
and after school storytime sessions. Themes
for October are: 1, Berries; 8, Eat Your
Vegetables; 15, Bikes; 22, Mother Goose; 29,
Happy Halloween!
. • Visiting the Beyond, Tuesday, October
7 at 6:30 p.m. Registration is required.
• Knit and Crochet Club, 6 p.m.
September 29, October 8, 13 , 22, and 29, at
6 p.m. for all ages and experience levels.
Bring your own project to work on, share
your expertise, and learn from others.
Beginners welcome.
• • Tail Waggin’ Tutors with Divot,
Saturday, October 4 at 10 a.m. Make an
appointment to spend time reading with him
the first Saturday of each month. Stop by the
Children’s Desk or call (262) 728-3111, ext.
117 to reserve your time slot.
• Adult Craft: Autumn Tulle Wreath,
Monday, October 6 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
Registration is required. Do you need something for your door or wall to proclaim the
coming of autumn? Join us as we create a
wreath from simple materials to celebrate all
the colors of fall – with a slight twist! All
materials will be provided. Registration is
required, and there are a limited number of
spaces
• Guilty Pleasures Book Club: “The
Body at the Tower” by Y. S. Lee, Monday,
September 29 at 6 p.m.
• Apple Stamps, Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 4
p.m. Apples are in season and not only are
they delicious, they make fantastic art supplies. Come by the library to make your very
own apple creation. All materials provided.
Dress to get messy.
• DIY Masks (Tweens/Teens), Thursday,
October 9 at 4 p.m. Maybe you’re looking for
something unique to wear this year for
Halloween. Or you’re in the market for a
snazzy disguise. You could be attending a
swanky masquerade ball. Or maybe you just
like masks. Whatever the reason, join us at
the library to make a super cool, totally you,
custom mask. All materials provided.
• Aram Book Club, Thursday, October
16 at 6:30 p.m. “Identical” by Scott Turow.
• Ghost hunting at the library. Ever wonder what the inside of a real haunted house
looks like? Let paranormal explorer Curt
Strutz take you into some of America’s most
haunted locales when he presents “Visiting
the Beyond” on October 7 at 6:30 p.m.
Curt brings the haunted locations right to
you with an interactive presentation that
includes original photography, personal
experiences, history, and haunted happenings
of each respected building. He has visited
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Terri Yanki (right), President of the Friends of Aram Public Library, welcomes
Library Director Anita OʼBrien during a reception on Friday, Sept. 12. (Beacon photo)
haunted homes, asylums, prisons, hospitals,
public places, and other places guaranteed to
send chills down your spine.
Visiting the Beyond is free of charge and
open to the public, but space is limited. Call
the library at 728-3111, Ext. 100, to register.
• Credit/Debit Cards Accepted at APL.
Aram Public Library now offers credit/debit
card payment service in the library for fines
and fees totaling $10 or more.
• Ongoing in-library book sale. We
always accept donations of gently used
books and movies.
• Would you like to get library news by email? Contact the library at 728-3111 or
email [email protected] to sign up.
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Barrett Memorial Library, 65 W. Geneva St., Williams Bay. Open Mon. and Wed.
9 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Tues., Thurs., Fri. 9 a.m. - 6
p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Check the library’s
new Web site at www.williamsbay. lib.wi.us/
• StoryTimes: Tuesdays 10 a.m. and
Thursdays 1:30 p.m. Crafts to follow. Same
books and craft both days.
• Rock-Paper-Scissors Club, Tuesdays at
3:45 p.m. Ages 9 and up. Create projects
from unique materials provided.
• Matinee Movie, Wednesdays at 3:45
p.m. Ages 9 and up.
• Lego Club: Thursdays at 3:45 p.m.
Ages 7 and up; call to register.
• Scrabble Club, Wednesdays 10 a.m. noon.
• Knitting Circle, Wednesdays 1-3 p.m.
All skill levels welcome. Take a project to
work on.
• The Saturday Morning Book Club
meets the second Saturday of the month at 10
a.m.
• “What Are Teens Reading?” book
group meets the third Wednesday of the
month at 7 p.m. This group is for parents to
read and review teen books. Stop at the
library to pick from a great selection of
young adult books.
• Ongoing sale of a great selection of
used books. Browse Barret for Books.
All programs are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated. Call 245-2709
or e-mail [email protected]. wi.us.
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Brigham Memorial Library, 131 Plain
St., Sharon. Hours: Mon. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.;
Tues. 12-8 p.m.; Wed. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Thurs.
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sat. 9
a.m. - noon. Phone 736-4249.
• Story Time, Wednesdays, 10 – 11 a.m.
A theme will unite a story and craft.
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Clinton Public Library, 214 Mill St.,
Clinton. Hours: Monday and Friday 8:30
a.m. - 5 p.m.; Tuesday - Thursday 8:30 a.m.
- 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Phone (608) 676-5569.
• Storytimes at the library, Mondays at
10 a.m. for 3-24-month-olds; Fridays at 1
a.m. for 2-5-year-olds.
• 55+ Tech Desk. A new technology
service offers free help to people 55 and
older. Available every other Thursday. Call to
register. Free one-on-one help is available for
all ages by appointment.
• Adult book discussion the fourth
Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.
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Darien Public Library, 47 Park Ave.,
Darien. Hours: Mon-Thurs 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.,
Sat. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Closed Friday and
Sunday. 882-5155.
• Book club for adults, third Wednesday
of the month at 5:45 p.m.
• Wireless Internet now available. Bring
your laptop and ask at the desk how to access
the wireless connection.
• Ongoing book sale.
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East Troy Lions Public Library, 3094
Graydon Ave., East Troy. Hours: Mon. Thurs. 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.,
Saturday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Phone 542-6262.
• Story Time, Fridays, 11 a.m., for ages
18 months – 4 years.
• Lego Club, Thursdays at 3 - 4 p.m.
For more information, call 642-6262.
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Fontana Public Library, 166 Second
Ave., Fontana. Open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 8
p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday.
• Happy-to-Be-Here Book Club, third
Thursday of each month, 1 p.m.
• Evening Book Club, third Thursday of
each month, 5:30 p.m., sometimes off-site.
All programs are free and open to the
public unless otherwise indicated. Call 2755107 for more information.
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Genoa City Public Library, 126 Freeman St., Genoa City. Hours: Mon. and Wed.
9 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Tues., Thurs. and Fri. 9 a.m.
- 5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Story time, Fridays, 10 a.m.. for kids
ages 3-5 and siblings.
• Ongoing book sale. Donations of new
or slightly used books, including children’s
books, may be dropped off at the library.
All programs are free and open to the
public unless otherwise indicated. Call 2796188 or email [email protected] for
more information.
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Lake Geneva Public Library, 918 W.
Main St., Lake Geneva. Hours: Mon. - Thurs.
9 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Fri. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sat. 9
a.m. - 1 p.m. Phone 249-5299 or visit the
Library’s website at www.lakegene
va.lib.wi.us.
• The library will host Preschool Story
Time every Friday through December 18
from 9:30-10 a.m. Children ages 3-5 years
are especially encouraged to attend this half
hour reading program, however, families and
children of all ages are also invited. Each
week, library staff read aloud stories that are
often based on a seasonal theme. The sessions may include singing, dancing, and
other participatory activities.
• Every Thursday through December 19
from 9:30-10 a.m., the library will host a new
program “Toddler Time” for babies through
age two. Toddlers are invited to enjoy stories,
rhymes, songs, and play.
• Otaku Club will meet on Monday,
October 6 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Teens are
invited to talk about their favorite Anime and
Manga, share their original Manga style artwork, and work with Librarian, Miss Sara, to
build the library’s young adult collection.
After school snacks will be served. No registration is required.
• The library will feature an author spotlight program on Wednesday, October 15 at
6:30 p.m. in partnership with the AAUW
Geneva Lake Branch. Local, award-winning
author Janet Burroway will lead an in-depth
discussion of her newly-published memoir,
“Losing Tim.” Burroway will answer questions about her book, which has been nominated for a National Book Award.
For more information, call the library at
249-5299 or visit the Library Web site, www.
lakegeneva.lib.wi.us.
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Matheson Memorial Library, 101 N.
Wisconsin St., Elkhorn. Open Monday Thursday 9 a.m. - 8 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. - 6
p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 723-2678.
• The library hosts two book clubs per
month. The Page Turners meet on the first
Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. and the
Afternoon Book Club meets on the third
Wednesday of the month at 2 p.m. You can
check out a copy of the book club selection
3-4 weeks prior to the book club meeting. All
meetings are held at the library and are facilitated by staff librarians.
• Story times are about 30 minutes and are
filled with books, songs and more. Each week
will bring something new. No registration
required. Toddlers on Tuesday at 10 a.m. and
11 a.m.; Books and Babies on Thursday at 10
a.m.; Preschool age on Wednesday at 10 a.m.;
and Tiny Tots 2nd and 4th Monday at 6:30
p.m. We Explore, ages 3+, Friday 10 a.m.
• Slipped Stitches, every Wednesday, 68 p.m. in the Youth Services story room. A
group for anyone who does some sort of
stitching: knitting, crocheting, needlepoint,
tatting etc.
• The Lego Building Club for all ages
meets every other Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in
the community center. Each meeting will
feature a different building theme. Creations
will be displayed in the library and online.
Lego donations greatly appreciated.
• Messy Art Club meets at 3:30 p.m. on
alternate Thursdays from the Lego Building
Club.
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Twin Lakes Community Library, 110
S. Lake Ave., Twin Lakes. 877-4281. Hours:
Monday - Wednesday 10 a.m. -8 p.m., Thurs.
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Friday – Sunday 12-4 p.m.
• Luncheon and Book Talk, Tuesday
September 30, at 11:30 a.m. The presentation will be a travelogue entitled “Particularly Picturesque Peru” by Mary Ann Bilski.
The Subway lunch will include sandwich,
soup, chips, cookie and beverage for $5
payable at the door. RSVP to Mary Ann
Bilski (630) 217-4066.
• Wednesday Readers Book Discussion
meets the third Wednesday of the month at
2:30 pm. To obtain a book, come to the information desk or call us at 877-4281.
October 15, “Twelve Tribes of Hattie” by
Ayana Mathis
• Decorative Bowls. 6-7 p.m., Tuesday,
October 7. Registration required. Join us as
we create a decorative bowl using artificial
fall leaves. All supplies will be provided.
Ages 18 and up are welcome.
• Lego Club for kids 5-12, 11 a.m. - 1
p.m. Saturdays October 4 and November 8.
No registration required. The library will
provide the Legos, while the kids provide the
imagination. All materials must stay at the
library, so bring a camera to capture your
adventures. Please leave your Legos at home.
We don’t want you to lose your favorite
pieces.
• Craft Club for tweens and teens 10-18,
6- 7 p.m. October 21 and November18. No
registration required. Drop in for Craft Club
and enjoy a fun hour of creative crafts. All
materials provided.
• Wee Reads for babies 0-2 years of age,
10:30-11 a.m. Friday October 3, 10, 24, 31,
November 7, 14, 21, 28. No registration
required. Learn pre-reading skills the fun
way. A lap sit program designed just for
babies 0-2 years with plenty of activities
including stories, songs, bubbles, scarves,
and parachute play.
• Story time for pre-schoolers age 2-6,
11:15 a.m. to noon Thursdays October 2, 16,
30 and November 13. No registration
required. Develop listening and language
skills while enjoying books, storytelling,
puppetry, and crafts.
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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 infant
to age 5 and their caregivers. The hour will
include stories, snacks, crafts and more.
• Children’s story hour, age kindergarten
through grade 3, Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30.
• Book Club for adults, third Saturday of
each month, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
also at www.readthebeacon.com
Sept. 26, 2014
Information about quilt shows and guilds
The following events of interest to
quilters will take place in September and
October.
September 26-28, Sister's Shop Hop,
Five shops, Door Prizes, $500 Grand
Prize. See the Woodland Quilts ad for
more information.
October 1-4 American Quilter's
Society have a show in Des Moines, Iowa.
It's the 30th Anniversary Celebration. See
their website for more information at
quiltweek.com.
October 18, Edgerton Quilt Show
will be held at Edgerton Middle School,
300 Elm High Drive. This is a judged quilt
show. There will be vendors, demonstrations and a concession stand. All the proceeds will benefit Edgerton charities.
Entry deadline for quilts is October 1. for
more information call Shirle at (608) 8843002
or
go
to
edger
[email protected].
QUILT GUILDS
Chocolate City Quilters meet the second Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in
the Burlington High School library, 400
McCanna Parkway.
Quilts of Valor and Quilts of Honor
Quilt Group will meet at 6 p.m. on
October 14 at Ellen Weber's house on
Theatre Road. Take your sewing machine,
Walk-ins
welcome
fabric to make a QOV quilt or a quilt that
you have started and any sewing tools you
will need.
The Scrappers Quilt Guild meeting on
October 21 will be at 6:30 p.m. at the Lions
field house on Hwy 67 in Williams Bay.
If you have some quilting news to
share with quilters in the greater Walworth
County area, e-mail me or mail to P.O.
Box 69, Williams Bay, WI 53191. Make
sure you send it early, about a month
before the event.
SPOOKY MIDNIGHT MADNESS
WE SEW FROM 1:00 P.M.-MIDNIGHT
if we can hold out that long!
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17
Richmond Town Hall
Hwy. 89 and County Road A
Richmond, Wisconsin
BRING YOUR SEWING MACHINE, CUTTING
TOOLS AND A DISH TO PASS FOR OUR EVER
POPULAR POT LUCK SUPPER
Bring Snacks, Too. Water and Coffee Provided
COST IS $55.00
and the project is a Bargello Table Runner
with the NEW Poppy Panché fabric by Benartex
FOR MORE INFORMATION,CONTACT WOODLAND QUILTS
262-473-2978
[email protected]
flu shots
Mercy Walworth Hospital and Medical Center
Tuesday, September 30, 9 am-4 pm
Hwys. 50 and 67, Lake Geneva
Lower level Nephrology clinic
Mercy Elkhorn Medical Center
Wednesday, October 1, 1-4 pm
839 N. Wisconsin St., Elkhorn
Mercy Lake Geneva Medical Center
Thursday, October 2, 1-4 pm
350 Peller Rd., Lake Geneva
Mercy Delavan Medical Center
Friday, October 3, 1-4 pm
1038 E. Geneva St., Delavan
For ages 18 years and up
Cost: $30*
*No cost to MercyCare Health Plan members and those with
Medicare Part B (shots will be billed to the appropriate plan).
888.39.MERCY
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Plan ahead. Look through the calendar to
make advance reservations for events that
require them. Phone numbers are in area
code (262) unless otherwise indicated.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 27
Antique and Classic Boat Show, 10
a.m. - 4 p.m., The Abbey Resort Marina, 269
Fontana Blvd., Fontana. The Blackhawk
Chapter of the Antique & Classic Boat
Society will host the two day show this year
featuring antique, classic and vintage boats
from all over the country. Highlights of the
show will include boats ranging in style and
age from 1900 to modern reproductions.
There will be an artist’s fair including many
local and regional artists and their works for
sale. There will also be live demonstrations
with local artists in their chosen media. The
annual “starting of the engines” and boat
parade will begin at 4 p.m. The boat parade
is one of the highlights of the weekend. The
parade will travel through the marina and out
of the harbor on Saturday at 4 p.m. The
People’s Choice award will be presented on
Sunday at 2 p.m.
Triune Lutheran Church Turkey
Dinner from 4-7 p.m. will include a complete turkey dinner, which includes beverage
and dessert. The cost for the dinner in the
dining room is $10 for adults and $6 for children 6-12. Drive thru and carry outs are $10
ea. Triune Lutheran Church is located at
N1584 County Road. K, Sharon. Call 8824000.
Autumn Arts and Craft Fair, 9 a.m. - 3
p.m., Karcher Middle School, 225 Roberts
St., Burlington. Items being sold will be original work. One dollar donation at the door
buys a raffle ticket.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 28
Elkhorn Antique Flea Market, opens at
7 a.m., rain or shine at the Walworth County
Fairgrounds. More than 500 dealers will display merchandise inside and outside. Free
parking. No pets. Highway 11, east, Elkhorn.
Check www.nlpromotionsllc.com.
Antique and Classic Boat Show. See
Sat., Sept. 27 for details.
Milwaukee keyboardist Al White, 4-8
p.m., Ye Olde Hotel in Lyons. No cover
charge. 763-2701.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 30
Geneva Lake Museum Tuesdays at Two
workshop about Pumpkin Passions. Dori’s
creative twist on pumpkin carving is nothing
short of magical. Free to museum members
and a guest, $5 for non-members. Geneva
Lake Museum, 255 Mill St. (intersection of
Mill and Main), Lake Geneva. Call 248-6060
or email staff@gene valakemuseum.org to
make a reservation.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 1
American Red Cross Blood Drive, 8
a.m. - 1 p.m., Alternative High School, 400
County Road H, Elkhorn.
Walworth County Heroin Summit,
“Highway to Heroin,” 5:30-9 p.m., UWWhitewater Timmerman Auditorium (1,000
also at www.readthebeacon.com
Hyland Hall). Free and open to the public.
See article on page 8 for details.
FRIDAY, OCT. 3
The Senior Travel Club of Walworth
County will meet from 10 – 11 a.m. in the
Community Room at Matheson Memorial
Library in Elkhorn. Continue to sign up for
the November 19 trip, “Christmas on the
Farm” in Coloma. Begin signing up for the
Sunday, December 7 trip, “An L.M.
Montgomery
Christmas”
in
Port
Washington. The slate of officers for the
November election will be introduced and
members will be able to sign up for the
December Christmas luncheon.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 8
Walworth County Heroin Summit,
“Highway to Heroin,” 5:30-9 p.m., Big Foot
High School, Walworth. See article on page
8 for details. Free and open to the public.
FRIDAY, OCT. 10
Lakeland Players present “Sex Please,
We’re Sixty,” a musical farce, 7:30 p.m. at
the Walworth County Performing Arts
Center, 15 W. Walworth St., Elkhorn. All
tickets are $14 and may be reserved by calling 723-4848, or online at www.lakelandplayers.org. Not recommended for age 16
and younger.
Annual Harvest Fest at Kishwauketoe
Nature Conservancy, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the
shelter, just off Highway 67 at the intersection with Stark Street, across from the Lions
Field House, in Williams Bay. Families and
community members are welcome to enjoy
free hot dogs, buns, condiments, salad,
apples, cookies beverages and music. Guided
walks through the nature conservancy will
begin at 5 p.m. Then attendees will be able to
cook their own hot dog over the bonfire and
enjoy gathering with friends and neighbors at
the conservancy.
SATURDAY, OCT. 11
Oak Hill Cemetery Walk, 11 a.m. - 2
p.m. The Geneva Lake Museum presents an
opportunity to engage in a discussion of
many of Lake Geneva’s historical families.
Museum docents will provide in-depth and
enlightening information. Oak Hill was
designed in the Victorian era by H.W.S.
Cleveland to provide a proper resting place.
The location is unmatched for serenity, beauty, and history. Tickets are available in
advance at The Geneva Lake Museum or on
the day of the walk at Oak Hill Cemetery,
1101 Cemetery Road, Lake Geneva. The cost
is $10 for museum members and $15 for
non-members. There will be continuous
tours, regardless of weather. Find more
Information at www.genevalakemuseum.org
or call 248-6060.
Lakeland Players present “Sex Please,
We’re Sixty,” a musical farce, 7:30 p.m. at
the Walworth County Performing Arts
Center, 15 W. Walworth St., Elkhorn. All
tickets are $14 and may be reserved by calling 723-4848, or online at www.lakelandplayers.org. Not recommended for age 16
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and younger.
SUNDAY, OCT. 12
Lakeland Players present “Sex Please,
We’re Sixty,” a musical farce, 3 p.m. at the
Walworth County Performing Arts Center,
15 W. Walworth St., Elkhorn. All tickets are
$14 and may be reserved by calling 7234848, or online at www.lakeland-players.org.
Not recommended for age 16 and younger.
~ ~ ~ Ongoing events ~ ~ ~
Army Lake Camp Maize Maze, 11 a.m.
- 8:30 p.m., The Salvation Army, Army Lake
Camp, N8725 Army Lake Rd., East Troy.
Activities include: 10 acre corn maze,
pumpkin patch, hay rides, corn cannon,
archery, barrel train, bounce houses, paintball,
climbing wall, concessions, and more.
Activities for the whole family. This year's
maze runs September 26 - November 1. Hours:
General Public, Friday 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.,
Saturday 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Not open
Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday. Adults 13 and
older: $8 entrance to maze; Children 5 - 12
years $5 entrance to maze; Children 4 and
Sept. 26, 2014 — 21
younger, gree entrance to maze. Other activities and concessions range from $1 to $5.
Volunteer work day, every Saturday
from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at Kishwauketoe
Nature Preserve, Highway 67, north,
Williams Bay. Meet at the main entrance.
The work location will be posted at the kiosk.
Contact Harold at (262) 903-3601 or email
[email protected] to get on the list.
AARP Local 5310, 9:30 a.m. the fourth
Tuesday of every month (except August and
December) at Peoples Bank, 837 N.
Wisconsin St. Elkhorn. For information, call
Shirley Grant at 473-2214 or email
[email protected].
American Legion Auxiliary meeting,
6:45 p.m. on the second Monday of each
month at the Legion Hall on Second Street in
Delavan. The group raises money for scholarships and to send gifts at Christmas time
to the servicemen and women that are hospitalized due to injuries while in combat.
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Sept. 26, 2014
Lakeland Players to hold auditions
Never ones to be idle, the Lakeland
Players have announced that auditions for
the children’s holiday musical, “An Out
Of The Box Christmas,” will be held at 1
p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Oct 4 and
5 at the Walworth County Performing
Arts Center (the former Sprague
Theater), 15 W. Walworth St., in Elkhorn.
Children ages 8 - 17 are encouraged
to audition. They should prepare a song
to sing, and wear appropriate shoes for
simple dance movements. Performance
dates will be Nov. 29 - 30 and Dec. 6 and
7. For more info. call (646)246-7832.
Want to wish someone a happy birthday, anniversary,
or other occasion? A private-party ad this size
is just $15, including color artwork or photo.
Call 245-1877 to place your ad and pay by credit card.
We accept
Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express.
Cast members (from left) Elizabeth Armstrong, Julianne Macarus, Brian Wales,
Anne Wales, Len Hedges-Goell and Barbara Hedges-Goell rehearse the musical comedy, ʻSex Please, Weʼre Sixty,ʼ at the Walworth County Performing Arts Center.
(Photo furnished)
‘Sex Please, We’re Sixty’
is a musical giggle-fest
for people of a certain age
Lakeland Players’ opening show for
its 2014-2015 season is the musical “Sex
Please, We’re Sixty.”
Mrs. Standcliffe’s Rose Cottage Bed
& Breakfast has been successful for
many years. Her guests, (nearly all
women) return year after year. Her next
door neighbor, the elderly, silvertongued, “Bud the Stud” Davis believes
they come to spend time with him in
romantic liaisons, and Mrs. Standcliffe
reluctantly accepts the fact that Bud is,
in fact, good for business.
Add to the guest list three older
women, and a retired chemist who has
developed a blue pill called “Venusia” –
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“If you need a rollicking good time
filled with laughter, this is a “must see”
play,” says Linda Kouzes.
The Play is making a “world premier” as Lakeland Players is the first
community theatre to perform it. The
book and Lyrics are by Michael and
Susan Parker, with music by Robert
Brader. There is no nudity or foul language involved, but it is not recommended for children younger than 16.
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Linda Kouzes (Delavan) and David
Whitney (Lake Geneva) are co-directors,
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Bingo, St. Andrew Parish in Delavan.
The games will be played on the first Friday
of every month, with doors opening at 6 p.m.
and play starting at 7 p.m. For more info see
www.standrews-delavan.org.
Bingo, St. Francis de Sales Church, 148
W. Main Street, Lake Geneva. First and
Third Wednesdays of the month. Doors open
at 5:30, bingo starts 7. Refreshments available. Games include 50/50, Pull Tabs,
Progressive. For info call Mary or Bill
Gronke at (847) 840-8878.
Civil Air Patrol, Walco Composite
Squadron, meets every Thursday from 6:30
to 8:30 p.m. at the Elkhorn National Guard
Armory, 401 East Fair St., Elkhorn. Visit
www.gocivilairpatrol.com/ or call Maj.
Robert Thomas at (262) 642-7541.
Authors Echo Writers group meeting,
7 p.m., first and third Tuesday of every
month, Grace Church, 257 Kendall St.,
Burlington. Call Frank Koneska at 534-6236.
Yerkes Observatory, 373 W. Geneva St.,
Williams Bay. The observatory offers free, 45minute 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 2455555 or e-mail [email protected].
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Support Our Troops rally, 11 a.m.,
Mondays, second floor of the Government
Center (formerly the Walworth County
Courthouse), downtown Elkhorn on the
square. The names of servicemen and service
women with ties to Walworth County who
are currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan
will be read. Call Bob Webster at 275-6587
for more information.
Cards and games, Mondays, 1 – 4 p.m.
Darien Senior Center, 47 Park St., Darien.
Call 882-3774.
Thursday Senior Card Club, 11:30
a.m.-3:30 p.m., Matheson Memorial Library
Community Room, Elkhorn. Bridge, 500 or
bring your own group. Call Judy at 723-1934
or Liz at 723-5036 for more information.
Bridge, (open to new members), every
Tuesday 9:30 - 11:30 a.m., Lake Geneva City
Hall, second floor conference room.
Bridge - every Tuesday, 12:30-3:30
p.m., Lake Geneva City Hall, second floor
conference room.
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Delavan Fresh Market, Thursdays 3-7
p.m., through October, Tower Park,
Walworth Ave. Call (262) 374-4221
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new members. Meetings take place at 7 p.m.,
second Saturday of each month for potluck
and to plan events. Sugar Creek Town Hall,
N6641 Co. Road H, Elkhorn. Call Fred
Campisano, 716-6355 for more information.
OFA-LG, meets at 6:30 p.m. the fourth
Monday of each month at Caribou Coffee in
Lake Geneva. Come join us for discussion
and updates on the happenings in
Washington, D.C.
Southern Lakes Masonic Lodge #12,
1007 S. 2nd St., Delavan. Stated meetings are
second and fourth Mondays at 7 p.m.
Geneva Masonic Lodge #44, 335 Lake
Shore Dr., Lake Geneva. Regularly stated
meetings, second and fourth Tuesdays, 7:30
p.m. 725-3062.
Ice Age Trail Alliance, monthly meeting, third Tuesday of each month 7 p.m. at
U.S. Bank, Elkhorn (Downstairs in the community meeting room, enter at the back door).
Home-brew Club, 7 - 9 p.m., Lake
Geneva Brewing Emporium, 640 W. Main
Street, Lake Geneva, meets the third
Wednesday of every month. Call 729-4005
for more information.
Butchers Model Car Club 4H models
project meetings take place on the third
Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
at the Delavan Community Center, 826
Geneva St., led by 4H scale models key advisor Keith Reimers. Bring models for display
and projects to work on. Sale and swap items
are also welcome. The club also hosts the 4H
scale models project and young people in the
project are encouraged to attend. Call Keith
at 728-1483 for more information.
Walworth County Toastmasters Club
meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every
month from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at VIP Services,
811 E. Geneva, Elkhorn. Check www.wal
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Bingo, second and fourth Thursday of
the month at the Delavan American Legion
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East Troy, 3-7 p.m. Fridays through
October 3, W2463 County Road ES, East
Troy. Call (262) 642-3770 or log on to
www.easttroywi.org.
Elkhorn, Walworth County Farmers’
Market, Saturdays, 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.,
Courthouse Square and Wisconsin St.
Fontana, Saturdays 8 a.m. - noon
through Sept. 27. Porter Plaza between Mill
St. & Hwy. 67. Call (262) 749-8913, or log
on to www.coffeemillfontana.com.
Lake Geneva, Historic Horticultural
Hall Farmers’ Market, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.,
through Oct. 30, 330 Broad St., Lake
Geneva. Call (262) 745-9341, www.hor ticulturalhall.com
Mukwonago Area Farmers Market,
Wednesdays 3-7 p.m. through October 8,
Mukwonago’s Field Park, Corner of
Highways 89 & NN. Call (262) 363-7758.
Whitewater, Saturdays 8 a.m. - noon,
through November 7, Winchester True
Value, 1415 W. Main St., Whitewater.
~ HEALTH AND FITNESS ~
Mercy Walworth Grief Support
Group provides comfort, guidance and stability in times of loss. Experts in the field of
grief counseling provide their expertise and
compassion when healing is needed. The
group meets on the third Tuesday of every
month, 6 p.m. in the lower level community
education rooms at Mercy Walworth
Hospital and Medical Center, highways 50
and 67 in the Town of Geneva. For more
information or to reserve a spot in the next
meeting, call (888) 396-3729.
Mercy Walworth’s Stroke Support
Group provides compassionate and under-
standing care for those who have experienced
a stroke as well as their caregivers. The group
meets on the second Tuesday of every month
at 2 p.m. in the lower level community education rooms at Mercy Walworth Hospital
and Medical Center, corner of highways 50
and 67.
Cancer Support Group meets in the
church at Chapel on the Hill, 4 miles west of
Lake Geneva on Highway 50, the third
Friday of the month at 3 p.m. For more information, or to receive answers to questions,
call Lou Kowbel at (847) 922-5461.
Alanon self help program, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesdays, VIP building, 816 E. Geneva St.,
across from Elkhorn High School in Elkhorn.
Mindfulness and Loving kindness
Meditation each Thursday, 7-8 p.m., at
Elkhorn Matheson Memorial Library
Community Center Room, 101 N. Wisconsin
St. Beginners and experienced practitioners
are always welcome. No registration is necessary, just drop in. Meditation is practice for
being more awake and attentive in our daily
lives. Sponsored by Wisconsin Blue Lotus, a
meditation group led by Buddhist nun Vimala
(Judy Franklin).
For more information, call 203-0120, or
visit www.bluelo tustemple.org.
Diabetes Support Group meets at 6
p.m. on the second Monday of the month,
April through October at Aurora Lakeland
Medical Center, Highway NN, Elkhorn. This
group is for adults with insulin or non-insulin
dependent diabetes and their family/support
person.
The purpose is to provide support and education to the person with diabetes to help
manage this chronic disease. The group is
facilitated by a registered nurse. Call the diabetic educator at 741-2821 for further information.
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Breast Cancer Support Group meets
the first Wednesday of the month at 4 p.m. at
Aurora Lakeland Medical Center, Highway
NN, Elkhorn. The group addresses the fears
and adjustments faced by women with breast
cancer. It encourages participants to develop a
positive attitude about the future and discuss
common concerns after being treated for
breast cancer. Contact Leann Kuhlemeyer at
741-2677 for more information.
Stroke Support Group provides emotional support through opportunities to interact with others who have experienced stroke.
Informational programs will also be provided on topics related to stroke/brain attack.
The group welcomes individuals newly
diagnosed and those with a history of stroke.
Family, friends and caregivers are also
encouraged to join. The group meets the
third Monday of every month from 6 – 7:30
p.m. Call Pat Positano at 741-2402 for info.
Free blood pressure screening, courtesy of The Walworth County Public Health
Department on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of
every month from 9 – 10 a.m. at the
Walworth County Public Health office, located at the east entrance of the Department of
Health and Human Services building,
W4051 County Road NN, Elkhorn. The
screenings are open to all. Contact the Health
Department at 741-3140 for more info.
Free blood pressure screening, last
Friday of every month, 2 - 4 p.m., Williams
Bay Care Center, 146 Clover St., Williams
Bay.
Narcotics Anonymous meetings in the
southern lakes area. Call (877) 434-4346
(toll free) for times and locations.
White River Cycle Club, 7 p.m., VIP
Services, 811 E. Geneva St., Elkhorn, second
Tuesday of each month. Contact Mike Lange
for more information at 723-5666.
Lake Geneva Alzheimer’s support
group, 6:30 p.m., third Wednesday of the
month. Arbor Village of Geneva Crossing,
201 Townline Road, Lake Geneva. Call
Andy Kerwin at 248-4558.
Alzheimer's/Dementia support group,
third Wednesday of the month at 4 p.m.,
Delavan Community Bank Community
Center located at 826 E. Geneva Street in
Delavan. Call Bob Holland at 472-0958 or
Arlene Torrenga at 728-6393 with questions.
Alzheimer’s Support Group, first
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Thursday of the month, 1:30 p.m.,
Hearthstone/Fairhaven, 426 W. North Street,
Whitewater. Facilitators: Janet Hardt,
Darlene Zeise 473-8052. Respite care is
available with no advance notice.
Parkinson’s Disease support group, 1
p.m., second Monday of every month, Lower
level conference room, Fairhaven Retirement
Community, 435 W. Starin Road, Whitewater.
Contact Julie Hollenbeck, 431-4772, or by
email at [email protected].
Huntington’s Disease Support Group
for anyone affected by Huntington’s Disease,
meets the third Saturday of the month on the
lower level, conference rooms A and B, of
Froedtert Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave,
Milwaukee. Call (414) 257-9499 or go to
www.hdsawi.org for more information.
Harbor of Hope grief support group,
first Thursday of each month, 3 - 4:30 p.m.,
Aurora VNA of Wisconsin, 500 Interchange
North, Lake Geneva. 249-5860.
An LGBTQ Support Group for young
adults (high school and post-high school)
who identify with, or are have questions
about, lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender issues will be held the third Wednesday
of each month. The group will meet at the
Lake Geneva Wellness Clinic, 101 Broad St.
Suite 201, Lake Geneva, from 5-6 p.m. There
is no charge for attending. For more details,
go to www.lgb twalco.org.
NAMI, The National Alliance on Mental
Illness, Support Group, first and third
Wednesday from 6-7 p.m. at the Health and
Human Services building on Co. NN,
Elkhorn. Call 495-2439 for more info.
A support group called “Entouch,”
(Encouraging others Touched by suicide),
meets at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of
the month at Riverwood Church, 6919
McHenry St., Burlington. The group is for
those who have lost a loved one to suicide.
Attendees do not need to attend the church
or, indeed, have any religious affiliation.
Everyone is welcome. Call 758-0886 for
more information.
Families Anonymous (FA), a 12-Step,
self-help support program for parents, grandparents, relatives, and friends who are concerned about, and affected by, the substance
abuse or behavioral problems of a loved one,
meets every Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. at the
First Congregational United Church of
Christ, 76 S. Wisconsin St., Elkhorn. Enter
through the double glass doors on W. Geneva
St. Parking is available on the street or the
parking lot west of the church. Additional
information may be obtained by calling (262)
215-6893, Maureen at 723-8227 or through
the Families Anonymous website: www.
FamiliesAnonymous.org.
Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS),
Tuesdays 8-9 a.m. Community Center, 820 E
Geneva St., Delavan. Encourages nutrition
and exercise with a positive attitude. Guests
are welcome, no weekly meeting fee.
Contact Marilyn Wilkins at 249-0304.
T.O.P.S. (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly)
Tuesdays 9:15 - 9:35 a.m., Community
Center, U.S. Bank, 101 E. Walworth St.,
Elkhorn (call 723-3791 with questions) and
Tuesdays 5:30 - 6 p.m., United Methodist
Church, corner of 2nd and Washington
Streets, Delavan.
~ ENTERTAINMENT ~
Milwaukee Keyboardist Al White,
Sunday, Sept. 28, 4-8 p.m., Ye Olde Hotel in
Lyons. 763-2701. No cover charge.
Lakeland Players presents “Sex Please,
We’re Sixty,” a musical farce, on Oct. 10, 11,
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12, 17, 18 and 19 at The Walworth County
Performing Arts Center, 15 W. Walworth St.
Elkhorn. All tickets are $14 and may be
reserved by calling: 723-4848 or ordering on
line at www.lakeland-players.org. Although
there is no nudity or foul language, it is not
recommended for an audience16 years and
younger. Friday and Saturday performances
start at 7:30 p.m., Sunday matinees at 3.
Pianist Tom Stanfield, Thursdays 6-9
p.m. in the music parlor of The Baker House,
327 Wrigley Dr., Lake Geneva.
Monday Morning Dixieland Band,
Thursdays from 6-9 p.m., FIBS Restaurant,
105 W. Main St., Rockton, Ill.
Les Miserables, through Oct. 26 at the
Fireside Dinner Theatre, Fort Atkinson. Call
the box office at 800-477-9505 or log on to
www.fireside theatre.com for schedules,
prices and more
Youngsters of all ages enjoy climbing and jumping on the hay bales at
Pearceʼs Farm Stand, Highway 67 at County F, just west of Williams Bay.
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Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n
Chrysler roars back with its all-new 200 Sedan
By David Undercoffler
Los Angeles Times
It’s been a long time since Chrysler
built a car worth smiling about.
But on a recent visit to Los Angeles,
Chrysler CEO Al Gardner couldn’t stop
grinning as he leaned against his company’s all-new 200 sedan. After a week of
testing several versions of the car, which
starts at $22,695, it’s clear the 50-yearold Brit has a lot to smile about.
“It’s fantastic,” Gardner said of
releasing the 2015 model after years of
building sub-par cars. “We’re finally getting to do what we’ve always wanted to
do.”
Chrysler would have liked to build a
competitive sedan that could rival the
likes of the Honda Accord, Toyota
Camry, Ford Fusion and Nissan Altima,
Gardner said. But the money was never
there.
Blame the failed merger between
Chrysler and Mercedes parent Daimler
in 1998, and the subsequent sale of the
company to privately equity firm
Cerberus in 2007. Both overlords
slashed research and development budgets, damaging the automaker’s ability to
compete.
As a result, the Chrysler 200 – and
its predecessor, the Sebring – were the
dunces of the mid-size segment. For
more than a decade, their sales have
been dwarfed by the segment leaders,
according to data from Edmunds.com.
Bankruptcy followed in 2009. After
Chrysler emerged from it, Fiat stepped
in to begin a gradual merger that was
completed this year. Fiat’s involvement
finally meant money to develop competitive cars. It’s a slow process, and the
new 200 is one of the first fruits of the
The all-new Chrylser 200 sedan is turning heads in its segment.
(Chrysler/MCT)
renewed investment.
“We just never really played hard
enough in the car business,” Gardner
said.
He admitted that the previous 200
was a stop-gap measure to hold the company over while it worked on this latest
version.
To make the 200 competitive in a
tough, high-volume segment, Chrysler
knew it had to set its car apart in a meaningful way.
Chrysler attacked this goal with a
clean-sheet redesign of the 200, inside
and out. The car has an upscale feel,
especially considering the $22,695 base
price. The sleek sedan is also a bit of a
looker.
The wind-swept exterior has barely
an edge anywhere. The lines of the grille
flow seamlessly into streamlined headlights that duck around the corner of the
200.
This Chrysler’s nose has more of a
wedge shape than its competitors, for
better aerodynamics and efficiency.
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Chrysler was able to pull this off
because it’s not selling the car in Europe,
where pedestrian crash regulations dictate a more blunt and upright face.
The gradually sloping roofline and
short trunk lid give the 200 the coupelike profile that’s in vogue with a variety
of today’s sedans. The standard LED
taillights look great at night, doing a fair
impression of an Audi.
Chrysler is confident that if the outside of this car can bring new buyers into
the dealerships, the interior can seal the
deal.
Solid construction keeps the noise of
the outside world at bay as well as any
luxury car. The seats are comfortable in
all the right places. The center console
slopes down from the dashboard to the
armrests – not unlike in high-end
German brands – putting controls within
easy reach.
The shifter for the automatic transmission is now a rotary knob on the center console, which opens up plenty of
useful space below. Even the console’s
cup holders slide out of the way and
reveal a hidden storage space beneath.
The only drawback to the 200’s
cabin is visibility; you could hide a tour
bus in the car’s blind spots. Because of
the car’s sleek profile, the roof feels
lower than it might in a different sedan,
and cuts into rear headroom. Opt for the
$995 moon roof to open up the otherwise cozy cabin.
The 200 comes standard with a 2.4liter, four-cylinder engine. It makes 184
horsepower and 173 pound-feet of
torque. An all-new nine-speed automatic
transmission pushes power to the front
wheels.
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Chrysler 200
Sept. 26, 2014 — 27
Continued from page 26
The engine is smooth, quiet and
capable enough for a mid-size sedan.
Acceleration isn’t exactly brisk at 8.6
seconds for zero to 60 mph, according to
Motor Trend, but in the real world the
car doesn’t feel slow.
`The transmission, which Chrysler
also uses in the Jeep Cherokee that
shares the 200’s platform, needs multiple downshifts to find meaningful passing power, and by then you may have
missed your window. It also seemed to
pause briefly before shifting. And when
it did, the shifts could be harsh.
The four-cylinder 200 is rated at 23
mpg in the city and 36 on the highway,
and during a week of testing it in city
driving, we averaged 22 mpg.
Chrysler also offers its excellent
Pentastar V-6 as a $1,950 option on
high-end models. It pumps out 295
horsepower and 262 pound-feet of
torque to the front wheels, though allwheel drive is a performance-oriented
option. Although this engine gives the
Chrysler 200 hot-rod chutzpah, you’re
still dealing with the inconsistent ninespeed transmission.
But we recommend skipping the
200S model and its annoying sporttuned exhaust and harsh ride. If you’re
willing to load your car with options,
choose the more luxury-oriented 200C.
It wants for nothing.
Every 200 model tackles safety with
eight air bags, electronic stability control
The center console slopes down from the dashboard to the armrests, putting
controls within easy reach.
(Chrysler/MCT)
and an IIHS Top Safety Pick Plus rating.
The extra-cautious can add a safety
package with adaptive cruise control,
pre-collision braking, blind-spot monitoring, lane-keeping assist and parallelpark assist. For $1,300, it’s a relative
bargain.
So, too, is the entire lineup. We spent
the most time in a 200 Limited, the likely volume seller for Chrysler. For
$25,790, our four-cylinder car had such
features as a backup camera, heated
front seats, 17-inch alloy wheels, keyless
entry, satellite radio with Bluetooth, and
a power driver’s seat.
Chrysler’s 200 deserves a long look
by anyone on the hunt for a mid-size
sedan. It challenges the segment’s stalwarts and does so with equal parts style
and value.
The next several years will see
Chrysler revamp its lineup as it moves to
become Chrysler Group’s mainstream
brand. An all-new Town & Country
minivan, a compact sedan called the
100, and both a mid-size and full-size
crossover SUV are all planned. A
revised 300 full-size sedan will debut at
the L.A. Auto Show in November.
With the Fiat merger, Chrysler got
what it had been sorely lacking for
years: investment. Now comes the pressure of delivering.
“It will make us gray and sleepless at
night,” Gardner said, “but we love it.”
Revamped 2015 Chrysler 200 Limited
Times take: The new face of Chrysler
should make anyone smile
Highs: Impressive design inside and
out, good value, smooth engine
Lows: Limited visibility, transmission a bit clunky
Vehicle type: Four-door, mid-size
family sedan
Base price: $23,255
Price as tested: $25,790
Powertrain: 2.4-liter inline fourcylinder engine, front-wheel drive
Transmission: Nine-speed automatic
transmission
Horsepower: 184
Torque: 173 pound-feet
Zero to 60 mph: 8.6 seconds, according
to Motor Trend
EPA fuel economy rating: 23/36 mpg
2015 Chrysler 200C V-6
Times take: Family-size sedan with
luxury chops
Highs: Hot-rod power, sleek exterior,
cabin is high-dollar quiet
Lows: Transmission still glitchy,
interior could use more wood or metal
trim
Vehicle type: Four-door, mid-size
family sedan
Base price: $28,940
Price as tested: $33,420
Powertrain: 3.6-liter V-6 Pentastar
engine, front-wheel drive
Transmission: Nine-speed automatic
transmission
Horsepower: 295
Torque: 262 pound-feet
Zero to 60 mph: 8.2 seconds, according to Edmunds.com (AWD model)
EPA fuel economy rating: 19/32 mpg
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Laughing Matter
An elderly lady was in
court for stealing a can of
peaches by absent-mindedly popping them into
her purse rather than her
shopping cart. Under the
circumstances, the judge
decided to be lenient and
asked her how many
peaches were in the can.
“There were three peaches,” she replied.
“Very well,” said the
judge. “In that case I sentence you to three days in
jail.”
Whereupon her husband piped up and said,
“She stole a can of peas as
well.”
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W.C. Fields had a profound respect for old age.
Especially when it was
bottled.
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“I often sit back and
think, ‘I wish I’d done
that,’ and find out later
that I already have.”
Richard Harris
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How do men sort their
laundry? “Filthy” and
“Filthy but wearable.”
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Why are bears large,
brown and hairy? Because
if they were small, round
and white they’d be eggs.
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A farmer living by a
country road was increasingly concerned by speeding traffic. Worried that he
and his livestock were in
danger, he called the
police and asked them to
put up a sign. They put up
a “Slow” sign, but it had
no effect. They tried putting up a “Pedestrian
Crossing” sign, but that
didn’t do any good, either.
Finally, they tried
erecting a “Children At
Play” sign, but the traffic
kept whizzing past.
Eventually the farmer
asked if he could put up
his own sign and the
police agreed.
A few days later a
policeman stopped by to
see how things were
going. He was amazed to
see the traffic moving at a
snail’s pace, then he
noticed the farmer’s
home-made sign by the
roadside
that
read,
“Nudist Colony.”
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Scientists have just discovered something that
can do the work of five
men; a woman.
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My cousin bought a
BMW because he wanted
a car he could spell.
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What’s the difference
between a Jewish mother
and a Rottweiler? Eventually, the Rottweiler let’s
go..
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Wife to husband: “I’ve
made the chicken soup.”
Husband: “Oh thank
God! I thought that muck
was for us.”
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A man had been drinking all afternoon at his
country club. On his way
home, he was pulled over
by the police who told
him he was too drunk to
drive.
“Too drunk to drive?”
said the drunk. “I can
barely putt.”
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“What’s the use of happiness?” asked Henny
Youngman. “It can’t buy
you money.”
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A half-drowned man
washed up on a beach outside a hospital. A medical
team rushed out, gave him
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, then pumped out
his stomach to get rid of
any seawater. The pump
brought up gallons of
water, some seaweed, a
number of small fish and
some crabs. The team
kept pumping, but after
five minutes, the brine,
fish, seaweed and shellfish just kept coming in an
endless stream. Finally, a
bystander tapped one of
the EMTS on the shoulder
and said, “Excuse me, but
should you be doing that
while he’s still sitting in
the water?”
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A good way to save
water is to dilute it.
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Good health is merely
the slowest possible rate
at which one can die.
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One of my ancestors
invented a device for
looking through walls. He
called it a window.
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If the number 2 pencil
is the most popular, why
is it still number 2?
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My dog is so lazy he
won’t even bark. He just
waits for another dog to
bark, then nods.
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Harry and Bob were
out for a drive. They
parked, got out and shut
the doors when Harry
realized they had locked
themselves out.
“We can get a coat
hanger and try to unlock
the door,” said Bob.
“Or perhaps we could
try to pry a door open,”
offered Harry.
“Well, whatever we do,
we’d better hurry,” said
Bob. “It looks like a
storm’s coming and the
top’s still down.”
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The reason Turtle Wax
is so expensive is that turtles have really tiny ears.
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A little girl went to the
library to take out a book
called “Advice For Young
Mothers.”
“Why do you want a
book like that?” asked the
librarian.
“Because I collect
moths,” she replied.
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F uN a nd G a m eS
Crossword Clues
Across
1 Forget where one put, as keys
7 Pedro’s eye
10 Golf great Ballesteros
14 Crumbly Italian cheese
15 Lao Tzu’s “path”
16 Slangy prefix meaning “ultra”
17 Computer storage medium
19 When repeated, island near Tahiti
20 Male sibs
21 Kadett automaker
22 Apple music players
23 Vintner’s prefix
24 Quick-on-the-uptake type, in slang
26 Athenian walkway
28 Otherwise
29 Persian rulers
31 Irene of “Fame”
33 Used-up pencils
37 Carton-cushioning unit
40 Latin being
41 Latin love word
42 Muslim pilgrim’s destination
43 Tombstone lawman Wyatt
45 Mischievous trick
46 Showy authority figure
51 Facebook notes, briefly
54 Put back to zero
55 Orator’s place
56 Vivacity
57 Fitzgerald of jazz
58 Tense pre-deadline period ... or when
to eat the ends of 17-, 24-, 37- and 46Across?
60 Bedframe part
61 Notes after dos
62 Pop singer Spector who fronted a
‘60s girl group named for her
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64 Function
65 Chuck who broke the sound barrier
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2 River of Grenoble
3 Kids’ imitation game
4 Vietnam neighbor
5 Part of USDA: Abbr.
6 Multiple Grammy-winning cellist
7 Catchall option in a survey question
8 They’re related to the severity of the
crimes
9 Caveman Alley
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12 “Falstaff” was his last opera
13 Wipe clean
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24 Nothing to write home about
25 Applaud
27 Feats like the Yankees’ 1998, ‘99 and
2000 World Series wins
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32 Roadside assistance org.
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39 Arabian leader
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49 Underlying reason
50 Relatives
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53 Snide smile
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58 French vineyard
59 Earth chopper
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♠
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Bridge
The Queen Can Wait
Goren on Bridge by Tannah Hirsch
Both vulnerable. North deals.
NORTH
♠ A, 3, 2
❤ J, 7
♦ A, 10, 9
♣ K. J, 10, 8, 5
WEST
♠ 10, 9
❤ 9, 6, 4, 2
♦ 5, 2
♣ Q, 9, 6, 3, 2
EAST
♠ K, J, 7, 5, 4
❤ A, K, 10, 5
♦ Q, 8, 3
♣ 4
SOUTH
♠ Q, 8, 6
❤ Q, 8, 3
♦ K, J, 7, 6, 4
♣ A, 7
The bidding:
NORTH EAST
1♣
1♠
Pass
Pass
♦
SOUTH
3 NT
WEST
Pass
Opening lead: 10 of ♠
South ducked the opening spade lead
in dummy, East winning the king. East
shifted to a low heart, establishing enough
tricks to defeat the contract should the
defense gain the lead in either minor.
♣
South knew that East had five spades
from the auction and could place East with
four or more hearts from the early play. He
reasoned that the diamond length was likely with West and led a low diamond to
dummy's 10 at trick three. East grabbed his
queen and quickly cashed three hearts for
a one-trick set.
Declarer's reasoning about the likely
diamond length was perfectly valid, and he
was a bit unlucky to find East with the diamond queen. Nevertheless, he did not give
the hand best play. South, knowing that the
king of spades is with East, should rise
with dummy's ace of spades at trick one.
He can now make plays in both minors, if
necessary, only needing to be successful in
one of them.
On today's hand, he would likely cash
the ace of diamonds and run the 10. That
play would be the winner, and he could
then lead a spade towards his queen for the
ninth trick. Should the diamond finesse
lose, he would still have the chance to take
a club finesse and come to nine tricks with
any luck there.
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Laughing Matter
Continued from page 28
Tom and Dick were driving along
when Dick went through some red
lights.
“Careful,” said Tom. “You’ll have an
accident.”
“It’s all right,” said Dick, “my brother
does it all the time.”
At the next red light Dick sped
through without a care in the world.
“that’s really dangerous,” said Tom.
“It’s okay,” replied Dick. “My brother
does it all the time.”
The next light was green and Dick put
on the brakes.
“Why are you stopping now?” asked
Tom.
“My brother might be coming the
other way,” replied Dick.
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A salesman saw a young boy sitting
on a porch and said, “Hi there, sonny. Is
you mommy at home?”
“She sure is,” replied the lad.
The salesman rang the doorbell, then
again, and again, but with no answer. He
turned to the boy and said, “I thought
you said your mommy was at home.”
“She is,” replied the lad. “But I don’t
live here.”
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The four stages of life: You believe in
Santa Claus. You don’t believe in Santa
Claus. You become Santa Claus. You
look like Santa Claus.
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Why don’t civil servants stare out the
window in the morning? If they did,
they’d have nothing to do after lunch?
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A man with two left feet walked into
a shoe store and said, “Got any flipflips?”
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A clear conscience is usually the sign
of a bad memory.
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Those who live by the sword get shot
by those who don’t.
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The Word
Detective
By Evan Morris
Dear Word Detective: I am wondering
about one of the uses of the word “fence.”
As referring to an enclosure or barrier,
that’s easy enough since I have one around
my yard. It’s also French for sword fighting. No problem there since I watch all
those old swashbuckler movies on latenight cable. But how did it come to refer to
the sale of stolen goods? My dictionary is
of no help. — Wm Watkins.
“Fence” is a fascinating word. The first
interesting thing about “fence” is that we
use it in all sorts of ways, from the wholesome white picket “fence” around Beaver
Cleaver’s house to the seedy “fence” who
buys stolen iPads, and, as a verb, to mean
both “to build a fence” and “to dance
around waving swords while wearing a big
tea-strainer on your face.”
We also use “fence” in all sorts of
phrases and idioms, from “good fences
make good neighbors” (popularized, but
not coined, by Robert Frost), to “fence sitter” or “on the fence” meaning a person
who refuses to take a position in a controversy, to “mend fences,” meaning “to make
peace with an opponent.” Yet we also
describe a pointed but restrained argument
with someone, especially when one party
tries to avoid admitting something, as
“fencing” ( “For several months ... diplomatists fenced among themselves,” 1855).
The second interesting thing about all
these uses of “fence” as both a noun and a
verb is that they are all the same word, and
that word is, oddly enough, not really
“fence.” Our modern word “fence” is really just an aphetic, or cropped, form of the
word “defense” (or, in the British spelling,
“defence”). “Defense” entered English in
the early 14th century from the Old French
“defense,” which was derived from the
Latin “defendere,” meaning “to protect;
defend.” (“Defense” actually entered
English twice from Old French, the second
time as “defens,” but the forms later
merged.) The form “fence” developed in
the 14th century meaning “the action of
defending,” but by the 15th century
“fence” was beginning to assume its modern meaning of “barrier” or “enclosure.”
The use of “fence” to mean “use of a
sword in combat,” especially in a formal
duel, arose in the 17th century, and was
actually the earliest use of “fence” as a
verb. In “fencing” great emphasis is given
to blocking the strikes of the opponent (as
opposed to simply wading in and slashing
away), and “to fence” is thus derived from
the sense of mounting a proper “defense”
to the jabs and so forth of the other fighter.
The use of “fence” in the argument sense
is from this highly stylized form of sword
fighting, and debaters often use the jargon
of fencing (“thrust,” “parry,” etc.) in
describing the verbal action.
The use of “fence” as criminal slang to
mean a person who buys stolen goods
dates back to the 17th century
(“Habberfield ... was considered the safest
fence about town,” 1812). This use also
rests on “fence” in the old “means of
defense” meaning. A “fence,” by buying
“hot” goods from a thief, provides a
defense for the criminal by relieving the
miscreant of the burden of holding the evidence (and quite possibly being caught
with it) until a buyer can be found. Once
stolen goods are “fenced,” it becomes
much harder to prove theft; thus, in this
case, a good fence makes life easier for a
very bad neighbor.
©2014 Evan Morris
We Are Rolling Out The Barrel!
Town of Delavan & Town of Delavan Friends of the Parks
presents an
Oktoberfest
Celebration
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25
at
Community Park
Hwy. 50 & South Shore Drive
DOORS OPEN AT 5:00 P.M.
featuring:
A VARIETY OF GERMAN FOODS
• BEER • WINES • PASTRIES • DESSERTS
Gifts Available For Purchase
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NO
ADMISSION
CHARGE!
Grab Your
Neighbors and
Join The Fun!
7:00 P.M.
The Steve Meisner Band
Town of Delavan
Community Park Building
Hwy. 50 & South Shore Drive
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3:00 - 5:0
• Hayrides
• Magician
• Games
• Costume Contest
• Snacks & Candy
• JD Huggs
The Clown