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Municipalities cooperate to plan, implement bike path
Government officials from the
Village of Darien, Town of Darien, and
the City of Delavan have approved the
creation of a bike route between Darien
and Delavan. Dubbed the “Interpark
Bike Route,” the route connects Bruce
Park in Darien with Phoenix Park in
Delavan via Creek Road, which has
recently undergone a major resurfacing.
Along with their approval, the boards
from all three governments allocated
funds for placing route signs and pavement markings. The placing of signs and
pavement marking will continue through
the fall.
The Interpark bike route goes both
directions along the same roads. Bicycle
enthusiasts can start at either park and
make the 9.6-mile round-trip journey
with the added adventure of exploring
the downtown areas or relaxing in the
parks. The route is generally flat with
small hills on Old 89 and a real thriller
on Washington Street in Delavan by the
sledding hill. Maximum speed for vehicular traffic along the route is 35 miles
per hour. What follows is a description
of the route from Darien to Delavan:
Darien’s Bruce Park is at the corner
of County X and Highway 14 just across
from the Darien Ice Cream Shoppe and
Deb’s Country Cafe. From Bruce Park,
bikers travel a short distance east on
County X before turning north through
downtown Darien on Wisconsin Street.
(Continued on page 2)
Fishing, scenery vie for top attractions in the Dells
By Paul A. Smith
Over the past 26 years of living and
working in the Wisconsin Dells, Dave
Ehardt has just about seen it all when it
comes to boating and recreation on the
Wisconsin River.
The magic acts and thrill rides in the
central Wisconsin tourist destination
aren’t limited to the land-based attractions.
“Some boaters out here could qualify for the circus,” said Ehardt, 61.
“Others seem like they’re trying to set a
record for number of people on a vessel.”
In between the private parties on the
water, regularly scheduled trips of duck
boats and jet boats carry visitors through
the area. On top of that, there are scores
of kayaks, canoes and stand-up paddle
boarders.
No doubt, the 5 miles of the
Wisconsin below the Dells dam is one of
the most heavily used stretches of river
in the state.
But it’s also among the most scenic.
Just blocks from the bustling city, the
river winds through a valley dominated
by sandstone outcroppings and pinecovered bluffs.
Renowned photographer H.H.
Bennett might not recognize the humanmade environs in the area (called
Kilbourn City when he moved there).
But much of the landscape he recorded
in the late 1800s is unchanged.
And the area is more than pretty. The
river features a diverse, healthy fish
community that provides angling opportunities year-round.
An angler and a tour boat share a scenic narrows among sandstone features
in the Wisconsin River near the Wisconsin Dells.
(Paul A. Smith/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/TNS)
Add it up, and the popularity of the
Dells is no mystery.
The fishing component has been
enough to keep Ehardt – owner and
operator of Big Dave’s Guide Service –
in the Dells since 1990.
“That’s longer than I’ve ever done
anything in my life,” Ehardt said.
He has focused his fishing efforts on
the Wisconsin River from the Dells dam
to the southern end of Lake Wisconsin.
The more than quarter-century of
experience has allowed Ehardt to know,
just by looking at the water and checking the water flow and height, where and
how to fish.
When I met Ehardt at 5:30 p.m., he
sat in his boat, tethered to a pier at
Newport Park public launch, and cast
into a pocket of slack water.
A flotilla of pleasure boaters on
kayaks and stand-up paddle boards drifted within 20 yards of his location.
Ehardt hooked a northern pike on his
first cast.
“Always got to see if anyone is
home,” Ehardt said. “Now let’s move
away from the crowds.”
Ehardt’s time on the water also has
provided him with a “black book” of
spots to fish, many in remote areas and
along undeveloped shorelines of the
river.
He fired up the outboard and we
motored downriver from the public
launch, through cream and red rock pillars and into a broad valley with treecovered shores. In less than 10 minutes,
we were fishing in a stretch of river
without a human-built structure or other
boat in sight.
Recent rains had the river running
relatively high for mid-August. Ehardt
set us up for drifts along shorelines that
dropped off quickly into 3 to 6 feet of
water.
We cast wacky-rigged rubber
worms, spinners and jigs tipped with
soft-plastics toward shore and worked
them back to the boat.
Shortly after my fifth cast with a
wacky worm hit the water, my line
twitched. I set the hook to heavy resistance. Seconds later a smallmouth bass
leaped clear of the water.
The fish was thick and long and
handsomely striped in bronze and black.
The fish jumped twice more, its features
and dimensions made clear in the early
evening light.
For an angler fond of river smallmouth, it was a magical display.
Several minutes of to-and-fro ensued
before the smallie came to net. The fish
was 21 inches long and estimated
between 5 and 6 pounds.
“That’s the fish of a lifetime for
many anglers,” Ehardt said.
2 — The Beacon
Bike path
Continued from page 1
“Family fitness opportunities are a priority for Darien,” says Village Darien
President Kurt Zipp, “and the Interpark
Bike Route fits nicely with our priorities.”
Bikers continue north out of Darien
as Wisconsin Street becomes Old 89.
There are no paved shoulders on Old 89,
but the speed limit is just 35 miles per
hour and sight lines are very good.
Route markings on Old 89 will alert
vehicle drivers to bicycle traffic on the
road. At Creek Road, bikers will turn
east and travel along the Town of
Darien’s repaved section with 4-foot
wide paved shoulders. Here again, the
speed limit is 35 miles per hour.
Wisconsin Dells
After a quick photo and measurement, the fish was returned to the water
so it could be the fish of many lifetimes.
We continued drifting shorelines as well
as anchoring near rock bars. We caught
smallmouth at each spot. The fish
ranged from 8 to 21 inches. The wacky
rig produced the most hook-ups.
As the sun dropped toward the treetops, the temperature was a comfortable
80 degrees. A light west wind kept the
bugs at bay. For most of the evening, our
only fellow anglers were a pair of bald
eagles, one osprey and three great-blue
herons.
“This is why I stayed,” Ehardt said.
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As Creek Rd crosses Lawson School
Rd, the City of Delavan has provided
legal bike lanes almost all the way to the
intersection with County X at the Sweet
Aroma Ristorante. Riders will need to
exercise caution at this busy intersection. Fortunately, the speed limit is only
25 miles per hour and drivers are accustomed to riders near Phoenix Middle
School. When this intersection is updated, additional infrastructure will be considered to assist bike riders on the route.
Riders then turn north onto County
X (Beloit St) where a paved shoulder is
available, then east on Washington
Street (near the Delavan-Darien High
School), which carries the riders to
Phoenix Park and historic downtown
Delavan. As mentioned earlier, the route
is reversible and riders can begin at
Phoenix Park in Delavan and travel
along the same roads to Bruce Park in
Darien.
Future plans are to expand the
Interpark Bike Route to include Darien’s
West Park. The Village of Darien is
working with the Wisconsin Department
of Transportation to get permission to
provide crosswalks at Madison Street
and Highway 14, which would connect
the route to West Park. Improvements to
Highway 14 at Madison Street are not
expected to happen in 2016, but the
Village is motivated to include their premier park in the route and the route will
be extended as soon as possible.
The idea for the Interpark Bike Route
was first considered in May. Rich Brown
of Delavan, a volunteer on the Downtown
Delavan Project Management Team who
is associated with Avant Bicycle Supply,
proposed the idea to a group of representatives from the three governments. Mark
Wendorf and Tom Klug represented the
City of Delavan, Bob Williams the Town
of Darien, and Rebecca Houseman
LeMire and Greg Epping the Village of
Darien. The representatives endorsed the
plan and got approval and funds from
their respective boards.
“Watching the governments work
together on the project was exciting,”
said Rich Brown, who has been riding
the route a couple of times a week since
Creek Road reopened. “People like to
complain about government, but I couldn’t be more pleased with their willingness to work together to the benefit of
our residents.”
Ehardt grew up in South Milwaukee
just up the hill from Lake Michigan. He
learned to love fishing in area parks,
lagoons and along the shore of the Big
Pond. If his parents needed to find him,
they knew where to look – outside, in
one of his favorite fishing spots.
These days, as a resident on a farm
near Wisconsin Dells, he’s never far
from the water, either.
Toward sunset, we moved upriver to
a flat where game fish often feed on
shiners and shad. Like clockwork, the
fireworks started at 7:45 p.m.
Bait fish skittered across the surface,
bigger forms bulged the water in pursuit.
We cast into the fray and hooked fish
about every other cast. The catch included smallmouth and walleyes. Like all
fish caught on the outing, these were
released.
A duck boat passed near us as we
fished, its tour guide detailing the abovewater scenery as we enjoyed the bounty
below the surface. As darkness settled
into the valley, a full moon rose above a
sandstone pillar.
“There’s no other place like it,”
Ehardt said. “This is why I’m still here.”
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Isaac Newton’s third law of motion
states, “What goes up, must come
down.” That gravity guru knew of what
he spoke.
But apparently a whole lot of people
don’t understand that simple principle. I
have written before about the dingbats –
mostly in the Middle East – who fire guns
into the air without wondering where the
bullets will fall to earth. Here is a recent
news story that answers that question.
“A woman has been left fighting for
her life after she was hit by celebratory
gunfire during a wedding in Saudi
Arabia,” reported Mailonline correspondent Jennifer Newton.
“The victim, in her 40s, had been at
the marriage ceremony in the northern
city of Turaif when she was struck by a
stray bullet.
“Police confirmed that an investigation into the incident was underway and
that the man responsible for the wedding
was detained and referred to the public
prosecutor.
“The incident came just days after
another wedding guest, this time a 20year-old man, was hit by a stray bullet at
a separate celebration in Saudi Arabia.
He had been at a relative’s wedding near
Makkah when the shots were fired and
one hit him, leaving him in a coma.
“The rise in casualties from celebratory gunfire has prompted the Kingdom
to clamp down on the tradition, which
sees shots fired to celebrate a happy
occasion. Now, even the groom can be
arrested if guests at his wedding start firing shots. [Since it’s a strict Muslim
country, he can probably also be arrested
if they start downing shots.]
In 2012, twenty women and children
died and dozens others were injured
when traditional celebratory gunfire
brought down an electric cable causing a
fire to break out.
“A total of 23 people – believed to be
mostly women - were electrocuted when
bullets caused the high-voltage power
line to fall onto a metal door at the wedding in eastern Saudi Arabia.”
Meanwhile, the fur-faced fanatic of
Isis are apparently hitting a new high
(low?) in hypocrisy.
Remember when Muslims across the
globe went crazy when it was reported
that guards in Guantanamo had dunked a
copy of the Koran in a toilet? And when
a Florida fundamentalist preacher threatened to burn one? Now members of ISIS
are booby-trapping their holy book to
kill fellow Muslims who they think
might not adhere to their particular
brand of the faith.
It has been reported by various news
sources that, in the latest sick tactic by
terrorist group ISIS, bombs are being
hidden inside copies of the Koran.
US military officials are said to have
confirmed that the sneaky booby trap
strategy involves leaving Islam’s holy
book on the streets of Ramadi, Iraq, and
waiting for local people to pick them up.
The use of the religious book was a
shock given the terrorist group’s normally strict implementation of Sharia law. I
think this tactic may steeply curtail their
anticipated supply of virgins in paradise.
Speaking of Donald Trump. Oh,
wait, this column is supposed to be
Trump-free, a much-anticipated respite
from the marathon coverage of The
Candidate.
A Good Morning America anchor-
woman has been forced to apologize
after using the term “colored people”
live on TV. Amy Robach was discussing
the lack of diversity in Hollywood when
she made what many people considered
to be a racial slur.
She was referring to the case of
mixed race actress Zendaya being cast in
the role of Mary Jane in the new
Spiderman film – a role that has been
played by white actresses in the past.
The co-anchor, who was substituting
for Robin Roberts, noted recent criticism
for casting white actors “in what one
might assume should be a role reserved
for colored people.”
After the broadcast, Robach released
a statement apologizing and explaining
she had meant to say “people of color.”
But the apology came too late for many
viewers who were outraged at the coanchor’s racial slur.
Many branded it “offensive,” while
another tweeted that Robach “gets a pass
this time” but vowed to ditch GMA for a
rival morning program if it happened
again,” which must have had producers
quaking in their boots.
The words used to describe AfricanAmericans have evolved over time, said
Deborah E. McDowell, director of the
University of Virginia's Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and
African Studies.
She told how words now deemed
offensive, including negro, colored,
Afro-American have been replaced by
the current terms black, AfricanAmerican and people of color.
Woodson said “We no longer use the
term colored people, although once upon
a time it was acceptable.”
Sept. 9, 2016 — 3
Horse hockey.
Has anyone told this to the National
Assocation for the Advancement of
Colored People, better known as the
NAACP?
I have thought for many years that
the term “colored people” is so outdated,
the organization might be advised to
look for a new name. But I fail to see
why “colored people” is any more offensive than the term “people of color.”
It is nearly impossible to keep up
with what different groups prefer to be
called. Now that most people have gotten
used to calling American Indians Native
Americans, we learn that many of them
actually prefer the term Indian. In
Canada, they are called the First Peoples.
I believe the intent of the speaker
should be taken into account before she
or he is criticized for using what some
people consider a politically incorrect
term. Obviously, Robach did not use the
phrase in a derogatory manner. I think
it’s time for people to chill out and let us
all stop walking on eggshells for fear
that we offend someone.
• • • •
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Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin
announced Aug. 29 that she and former
US Rep. Anthony Weiner are separating
after new reports surfaced that he sent
sexually suggestive photos again.”
What took so long? (For her to make
up her mind, not for him to send more
photos.)
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Perspectiv e
Will the next President be
an enemy of our national parks?
By David Horsey
President Barack Obama flew into the
swirling power of Hurricane Madeline last
week to attend the World Conservation
Congress in Hawaii, a rather symbolic
journey considering how he has faced a
constant storm of Republican opposition –
on environmental issues, in particular –
since the day he took office in 2009.
Obama also visited Midway Atoll
which lies inside the world’s largest
marine reserve – a protected area encompassing the northeastern Hawaiian Islands
that the president recently created with a
stroke of his pen. Under the Antiquities
Act of 1906, any president has unilateral
power to create new national monuments
to set aside federal land and sea regions to
protect them from development and commercial exploitation. President Theodore
Roosevelt famously used this authority to
create 18 national monuments. Obama has
now exceeded that record by designating
as national monuments 23 areas of natural
beauty and value.
These preserved areas are the glory of
this country. Our national parks, in particular, have been called “America’s best
idea.” But, though the National Park
Service is, this year, celebrating its centennial, not everyone thinks the parks and
monuments and preserves are so wonderful. From the time of Teddy Roosevelt,
there have always been politicians in thrall
to mining companies and other corporate
interests who oppose the idea of holding
federal land in trust for all the people of
the United States and keeping it out of the
hands of private owners.
Roosevelt enraged politicians in the
western states by setting aside 150 million
acres of land as national forests. Congress
tried to block him from doing more, but he
found ways to work around the reactionaries in the House and Senate. Thanks to
Roosevelt’s political skill and passion for
conservation, millions more forest acres
The
were protected, as well as places like
Chaco Canyon, Devil’s Tower and, grandest of all, the Grand Canyon.
Roosevelt, and many wise leaders who
followed him, bestowed on all generations
of Americans an invaluable heritage in
public lands. Scandalously, though, many
politicians have not proven to be good
stewards of that heritage. The national
parks in recent years have been kept on a
starvation budget. Between 2005 and
2014, funding dropped 8 percent. The
parks currently struggle with a $12 billion
backlog in repairs and maintenance. Just
one park alone – Joshua Tree National
Park in the California desert – needs $60
million in restoration but has a yearly
budget of just $6 million.
A national parks funding bill currently
before Congress would help address the
repair needs of the parks, but the legislation has been laden with unfriendly
amendments that would subvert the Clean
Water Act, the Clean Air Act and the
Antiquities Act. Clearly, some members of
Congress are more interested in protecting
business interests than protecting
America’s most cherished places.
Luckily, we currently have a president
who is committed to upholding and
advancing the legacy of Roosevelt. But
who comes next? Will voters choose as our
next president a person who will also be a
champion of the national parks, the national forests, the national monuments and the
nature preserves in the manner of
Roosevelt and Obama? Or will they pick
someone who will side with the exploiters
who are eager to roll back a century of
progress in protecting America’s natural
heritage?
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner David
Horsey is a political commentator for the
Los A ngeles Times.
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Sept. 9, 2016
Forsaking all others
By Cal Thomas
Loyalty oaths have been tried in the
past, but eventually were struck down by
the courts as either too vague, or an
unconstitutional violation of free
speech. These
applied, as far as
I can tell from
reading their history, only to
American citizens.
Republican
presidential candidate Donald
Trump has suggested something
different.
He
wants to screen
Cal Thomas
people
coming
into America to see if they share
American values. Trump says he
would exclude not only people who
sympathize with terrorists and believe in
Sharia law, but those “who do not
believe in our Constitution, or who support bigotry and hatred.”
Think of it this way, would the
NAACP admit a member of the KKK?
Who would deny them their right to turn
racists away?
From the reaction of the media and
Democrats (but I repeat myself), one
might think Trump’s name is a synonym
for “bigot” and that he is attempting to
create a master race in America. Not so
fast.
As World Magazine editor Marvin
Olasky points out in the publication’s
Sept. 3 issue, “Millions of Americans
are here because their ancestors signed
‘declarations of intention’ similar to
what Trump is suggesting.”
Olasky found the declaration of
intention Albert Einstein signed in 1936.
He became a U.S. citizen four years
later. Here is what it said: “I will, before
being admitted to citizenship, renounce
forever all allegiance and fidelity to any
foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty. … I am not an anarchist; I am not
a polygamist nor a believer in the practice of polygamy.” Olasky writes that his
immigrant grandfather signed a similar
declaration in 1914.
A century ago, he says, “anarchist”
was the equivalent of today’s terrorist.
Some anarchists planted bombs, one
[anarchist, not bomb] assassinated
President William McKinley.
Olasky continues: “Since Sharia law
allows and even proposes polygamy as
an act of justice, U.S. law excluded
Muslims who embraced it. There were
to be no divided loyalties.” In order for
Utah to enter the Union, the state had to
renounce polygamy, a doctrine believed
and practiced at that time by some
Mormons. President Obama is admitting
people into America who believe in
Sharia law, and the polygamy it allows.
“No divided loyalties” was the key
phrase in Olasky’s last sentence. How
long ago and far away that seems today
when our loyalties are more divided than
at any time since the Civil War.
Diversity has replaced unity and
hyphenated identifiers now divide races
and ethnic groups. “Out of many, one” is
fading as our national motto. Out of one,
many, is rapidly becoming our new one.
Much of mainstream media fuel the
division because conflict sells. They
promote our flaws instead of the phrase
from “America the Beautiful,” one of
our great patriotic hymns, “God mend
thine every flaw.” Instead, too many
seem intent on exposing, even promoting, new flaws and dividing us further.
Who will love America if we don’t?
Who will sacrifice their lives for freedom if not us? We had better realize
America is something special, or risk
losing it.
Another verse from “America the
Beautiful” is worth recalling as the presidential election approaches:
“O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife.
Who more than self their country
loved
And mercy more than life.”
Who among our leaders demonstrate
their love of America more than their
love of self? Go to YouTube.com and
listen to the late Ray Charles’ version of
this hymn to America. If it doesn’t make
you tear up, perhaps you’d better check
your patriotic meter.
There is nothing wrong and much
right about what Trump proposes for
people who want to become citizens of
this country. He is no more a bigot than
those who wrote the oath taken by
Albert Einstein and many others.
(Readers may email Cal Thomas at
[email protected].)
(Cal Thomas’ latest book is “W hat
Works: Common Sense Solutions for a
Stronger A merica” is available in bookstores now.
©2016 Tribune Content Agency,
LLC
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The budgeting process continues
By Dave Bretl
I typically start my Labor Day
columns by complaining that I had to
labor on the holiday. Each year, shortly
after the long weekend, I release my proposed annual budget to the County
Board. I include a detailed letter along
with the budget explaining what all of
the numbers mean. Depending upon
how organized I
am at the time, I
am either putting
the finishing touches on the letter
or starting it
from scratch on
Monday morning. This year
our board meets
on Tuesday, the
first day after the
holiday. Given
the time that it
David Bretl
takes to type, copy and collate the document, Kate Willet
and Nicole Hill, the administrative assistants responsible for producing the finished product, wouldn’t let me out of the
building on Friday until I handed in my
work. I can’t blame them. Apparently,
memories of changing toner cartridges
and clearing jammed copy machines, ten
minutes before the start of the board
meeting were still fresh in their minds
from previous years.
My annual budget letter is centered
around themes that shaped the spending
plan. An important one this year is the
low growth environment that our county
has been in for the past decade. During
the 1990s and into the early 2000s,
Walworth County grew at a rapid rate,
both in terms of equalized value and
population.
Population is self-explanatory, but
equalized value merits an explanation.
In very simple terms, equalized value is
the price that would be obtained if every
taxable parcel of land in the county was
sold. Two factors cause equalized value
to rise; new construction and market
conditions. When a new building is constructed, it adds to the tax base of the
county. That growth is called “net new
construction” by the Department of
Revenue. An expanding tax base is generally good news to taxpayers. It means
that the overall tax burden is levied
against additional property value. Market conditions are another way in which
equalized value can rise. As the sales
prices of homes increase, so does equalized value.
The economic collapse of 2008
marked a significant change in the
growth of Walworth County. After years
of double digit growth in equalized
value, the rate of growth slowed and
then turned negative in 2010. After four
years of decline, equalized values finally began to grow in 2014. The recovery
since then has been weak, however, and
continues to occur at a rate slower than
the state, as a whole. The equalized
value of the county in January of this
year was $13.6 billion, which is two billion dollars less than it was in 2009.
Property taxes represent the county’s
most significant source of revenue to
pay for the programs it provides. Equalized value is important to the budget
process because state law limits the
growth of the county tax levy to the percentage of net new construction that
took place in the previous year. Net new
construction rose by just seven tenths of
one percent last year. The implicit theory behind the “net new construction” tax
cap is that the only justification for
increasing spending is to serve an
expanding population. The problem with
this theory is that the costs of labor, utilities and third party vendors increase
annually whether or not new construction takes place.
Fitting hand-in-glove with the issue
of equalized value is a dramatic slowdown in the population growth of our
county. Throughout most of the 1990s,
Walworth County was the fourth fastest
growing county in the state, adding an
average of 1,700 new residents per year.
From 2000 to 2010, our county still
placed ninth in terms of growth. Since
the 2010 census, Walworth County has
added just 365 new residents, with the
City of Whitewater accounting for 305
of that total. These are not annual figures; growth has slowed from 1,750 new
residents per year to an average of just
61.
Population growth has always been a
sensitive subject in Walworth County.
On one hand, folks appreciate the open
spaces and aren’t anxious to replicate
some of the sprawl and congestion that
characterize counties located closer to
Chicago or Milwaukee. The slowdown
in growth, however, has some serious
implications for our economy and the
county budget.
We can speculate as to the reasons
for the slowdown in growth and net new
construction, but the law of supply and
demand has to be the starting point.
Jobs are an obvious reason for people to
move into a county as are land prices,
relative to other communities.
The folks at our economic development agency (WCEDA) are doing what
they can to attract new businesses to the
county. Government can do its part by
ensuring that Walworth County remains
a desirable place to live and run a business. Quality public services and reasonable taxes are an integral part of that
equation. I did my best to achieve these
goals in the budget that I presented to
Supervisors. Starting on September 6, it
will be their turn to shape the 2017
spending plan. Final budget adoption is
scheduled for November 7.
One bonus of getting my budget letter
done early is that I can take the weekend
off. I will report on details of my proposed 2017 budget in my next column.
The opinions expressed in these
columns are those of the author and not
necessarily those of the Walworth
County Board of Supervisors.
Sept. 9, 2016 — 5
I am tired of Donald Trump
By Leonard Pitts
Chicago Tribune
I have a confession to make.
I am tired of Donald Trump.
At this point, November can’t come
fast enough. If we could cancel September and October, I’d do so in a heartbeat.
In this, I’m hardly alone. Other pundits
have said as much. Even comedians, for
whom Trump is
the functional equivalent of time
off with pay,
seem weary of
him. As Larry
Wilmore of the
late, lamented
“Nightly Show”
recently put it,
“Donald Trump
has stopped being funny. He’s Leonard Pittts, Jr.
stopped
being
outrageous. He’s stopped being politically incorrect. He’s just downright dangerous.”
For an opinion writer, no less than
for a comedian, Trump has been the gift
that keeps on giving. He is Sarah Palin
on steroids, Ben Carson in IMAX. He is
an extra-large platter of George W. Bush
washed down with a tall glass of Ted
Cruz.
Stuck for something to write about?
Editor on your back? That’s not a problem in the Trump era. Just Google his
name and take your pick of the fresh
offerings of Longhorn waste that dribble
from his lips – and his Twitter feed – on
an hourly basis.
He makes my job easier. But I am
tired of Donald Trump.
The weird thing is that my Trump
fatigue lives side by side with a certain
Trump fascination that compels me to
keep abreast of all his absurdities. You
might liken it to the proverbial wreck on
the highway that you can’t help staring
at, but the analogy is inexact. Here’s a
better one:
You know how it is when you’ve
eaten the all-you-can-eat buffet into
bankruptcy and you’re sitting in agony
with your pants unbuckled so your gut
can breathe, and the food wasn’t even
that good ... but you still go back for one
more helping of coconut shrimp?
That’s kind of how it is with me and
Trump right now, a cycle of repulsion
and attraction. He’s the bad buffet you
can’t resist. He’s the cheating girlfriend
you keep taking back.
I am tired of Donald Trump. But I
am fascinated by Donald Trump. But I
am tired of Donald Trump.
A couple weeks ago, I got an email
from a friend of mine, a former journalist who attended a Trump rally in
Jacksonville, Florida. He wrote that at
one point, Trump insinuated Hillary
Clinton is having an affair with Virginia
Gov. Terry McAuliffe. “I’m surprised,”
wrote my friend, “such a repugnant
comment wasn’t picked up on by the
national media. A major candidate
implying that his opponent is sleeping
with another man? How awful is this
guy that even a comment like that gets
lost in the mix?”
The short answer? Very.
My friend urged me to write about it,
but I demurred. I’ve been thinking about
that ever since.
I have passed up writing about so
much of what Trump and his surrogates
have said and done – there is simply not
enough space or time. But it strikes me
that there is a danger here subtler and
more insidious than that posed by the
candidate himself. By which I mean, the
idea that we might learn to shrug off his
epic coarseness, brazen mendacity,
appalling ignorance, enormous narcissism and utter incompetence.
I don’t know that we can afford that
luxury.
Granted, no one can maintain a state
of perpetual outrage. And yet, accommodating yourself to Trumpism – getting used to it – feels too much like surrender, like giving up on reasoned discourse, civil dissent, coherent logic, and
other theoretical north stars of political
debate.
I don’t know what the answer is.
All I know is that I am sick and tired
of Donald Trump.
Yet, here I am, still writing about
Donald Trump.
And November is a hundred years
away.
(Leonard Pitts is a columnist for The
Miami Herald, 1 Herald Plaza, Miami,
Fla., 33132. Readers may contact him
via e-mail at [email protected].)
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Business & Inv estment
Sept. 9, 2016
By Avory Brookins
Madison business owners have
mixed feelings about a new Amazon
package pickup location near downtown
that is expected to open next year.
The University of Wisconsin Board
of Regents recently approved an agreement between UW-Madison and the
online retail giant to open an Amazon
Pickup Point on campus. It allows students to send packages there instead of
to their apartments.
Wasie Amiri, owner of the nearby
Sacred Feather hat store, said he’s been
losing business for the past five years
because of online shopping. He thinks
the pickup location would have the same
effect on his shop.
“When people go online and get free
deliveries and all that stuff, people are
not coming downtown,” Amiri said.
“This means there will be not that many
walk-ins into the shops on State Street,”
one of the city’s main commercial districts.
But Soap Opera soap store owner
Sean Scannell said he doesn’t foresee
the pickup point on campus affecting his
business.
“I think if someone’s willing to travel to an Amazon pickup location, they’re
probably willing to travel here and many
of our prices, if they’re price matching,
are not very different from Amazon,”
Scannell said.
Amazon is planning a spring opening for the UW location.
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Retailers have mixed reactions to
Amazon’s brick and morter plans
Amazon to open book stores, too
Williams Bay Lions Club member Tom Yakes puts corn into the roaster during
the Corn and Brat Festival, which ran from Friday, Aug. 12 through Sunday, Aug. 14.
Yakes said it takes about 35 minutes to roast a batch of corn.
(Photo by corrrespondent Penny Gruetzmacher)
Groups to push $15 minimum
wage as issue in Senate races
By Shawn Johnson
A coalition of Democratic groups
plans to push a $15 federal minimum
wage as a campaign issue in Wisconsin
and other states with key U.S. Senate
races.
While it’s hardly a new issue for
Democrats, Peter Rickman, who cochairs the Wisconsin Working Families
Party, said it’s being embraced by voters
this year in a way he hasn’t seen before.
“Without fail, it’s the most resonant
thing that we bring up at the doors with
people,” Rickman said. “More than I’ve
ever seen in the past.”
The Democratic firm Public Policy
Polling surveyed Wisconsin voters and
found that 63 percent favor raising the
minimum wage to $15 an hour. Fifty-six
percent said they were less likely to support a candidate who opposed raising the
minimum wage.
In Wisconsin’s Senate race, Democrat Russ Feingold favors a $15 minimum wage. Republican incumbent Ron
Johnson opposes it, arguing that such a
move would decrease the number of
jobs available to people looking to work
their way up the economic ladder.
In a similar vein, Amazon is planning to launch a brick-and-mortar bookstore in Chicago. According to an article
in the Financial Times, the store, which
is scheduled to launch in 2017, “will be
in the trendy neighborhood of Southport
Corridor.”
The Amazon Books will have 3443
N. Southport Ave. as its address, according to the Chicago Tribune.
The company has already announced
plans for brick-and-mortar stores in San
Diego, Calif. and Portland, Ore. Amazon
launched a physical bookstore in Seattle,
Wash., in November 2015.
The company says on its website,
“Amazon Books in University Village,
Seattle” is a physical extension of
A mazon.com.
“We’ve applied 20 years of online
book selling experience to build a store
that integrates the benefits of offline and
online book shopping.”
The website also says customers can
try Amazon devices at the store, including Kindle, Echo, Fire TV, and Fire
Tablet series. Amazon device experts
will be on hand to answer questions and
show the products in action.
“We’re definitely going to open
additional stores, how many we don’t
know yet,” said Amazon CEO Jeff
Bezos at the company's annual shareholders meeting in May, according to a
report from the Wall Street Journal. “In
these early days it’s all about learning,
rather than trying to earn a lot of revenue.”
“The louder he talked of his honor,
the faster we counted our spoons.”
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USDA buys 11 million pounds of cheese to reduce market surplus
By Hope Kirwan
The U.S. Department of Agriculture
is buying 11 million pounds of cheese to
help reduce an oversupply of products
weighing down the dairy market.
Since dairy exports started falling
more than a year ago, there’s been an
oversupply of cheese and other dairy
products on the market. It’s part of the
reason prices have fallen and stayed so
low.
But some Wisconsin producers say
the USDA’s purchase isn’t enough to
correct the volatile dairy market.
“Farmers are not encouraged to produce less and they feel the only way they
can help make ends meet and get all of
their bills taken care of at the end of the
month is to produce more milk, which in
turn ends up hurting them,” said Darin
Von Ruden, a dairy farmer and president of the Wisconsin Farmers Union.
Von Ruden estimates dairy producers in Wisconsin are losing $900 to
$1,200 every month.
Earlier this month, the USDA sent
subsidies to producers signed up for the
Margin Protection Plan.
According to the United States Department of Agriculture, the current surplus
of cheese is the highest itʼs been in 30 years, totaling almost 1.3 billion pounds in July.
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But Von Ruden said many dairy
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Von Ruden said. “In order to really help
all dairy farmers, there needed to be
some sort of program that was going to
put dollars in all farmers’ pockets.”
According to the USDA, the current
surplus of cheese is the highest it’s been
in 30 years, totaling almost 1.3 billion
pounds in July. The USDA’s $20 million
purchase of cheese equals less than 1
percent of the total stored amount.
While the purchase might not directly improve farmer’s profits, some industry experts said it provides an important
turning point for the dairy industry.
“(It provides) a signal that the
Secretary (of Agriculture) does recognize the problem and that milk prices
look like they’re increasing in the near
term. So it could be a positive on both of
those fronts,” said Brian Gould, professor of agricultural and applied economics at UW-Madison.
Gould said changes on the world
dairy market and low feed costs this fall
could help improve prices in the coming
months.
The USDA said they will be distributing the purchased cheese through food
banks and other nutrition assistance programs.
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Sept. 9, 2016
He al th & Fi tne s s
County Alliance for Children
to hold 3rd annual Safety Fair
Fairy Garden Summer Enrichment Class volunteer Hailey Davis (left) waits
with a hot glue gun while Kendall Bach decides where to put a decoration on her little
straw hat. The class is taught each summer by Cathy Boldger.
(Photo by correspondent Penny Gruetzmacher)
Walk to help fight suicide
Suicide is the tenth leading cause of
death in the United States, yet suicide is
preventable. Last year more than 400
people from throughout Walworth
County and beyond participated in the
first Walworth County Out of the
Darkness Walk, and this year at the second annual walk organizers hope to have
even more people participate.
This fund raising walk supports the
American Foundation for Suicide
Prevention’s local and national education and advocacy programs and its goal
to reduce the annual rate of suicide 20
percent by 2025. Proceeds from the
event are used for suicide research,
funding suicide prevention programs,
advocating suicide prevention policies,
and supporting survivors of suicide loss.
The walk will be held at 9 a.m. (registration at 8 a.m.) on Saturday, Oct. 1 at
the Walworth County Fairgrounds.
Those who would like to register for
the walk should log on to
www.OutOfThe Darkness.org and click
on “Find an Event” or search for Out of
the Darkness Walworth County Walk on
Facebook. They may also register in
person at the event.
The walk is hosted by the newly
formed Walworth County Suicide
Prevention Education and Awareness
Coalition (W-SPEAC “We Speak”). WSPEAC was formed as a result of the
first Out of the Darkness Walk in
Walworth County last year, prior to
which Walworth County was one of the
only counties in Wisconsin without a
suicide prevention group. W-SPEAC has
since combined with the Walworth
County Community Health Improvement Plan Depression and Suicide Work
Group and created a four-year plan to
prevent suicide in the county. The Out of
the Darkness walk is one way to raise
funds to implement this suicide prevention plan, since as much as half the
money raised can be spent locally.
“We walk to raise awareness about
this important health problem,” says
walk chairperson Christine Hanson.
“Suicide touches one in five American
families. We hope that by walking we
save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide.”
The Walworth County Out of the
Darkness Walk is one of more than 375
being held nationwide this year. The
events are expected to unite more than
250,000 walkers and raise millions for
suicide prevention efforts. Last year, the
Walworth County Out of the Darkness
Walk raised more than $28,000.
Speakers at the Walworth County
Out of the Darkness Walk will include a
representative from Walworth County
Health and Human Services, a community member personally affected by suicide, and a W-SPEAC member to share
local statistics about suicide in the community.
“These walks are about turning hope
into action,” said AFSP CEO Robert
Gebbia. “Suicide is a serious problem,
but it’s one we can solve. The research
has shown us how to fight suicide, and if
we keep up the fight the science is only
going to get better, our culture will get
smarter about mental health, and we’ll
be able to save more people from dying
from depression and other mental health
conditions.”
Local sponsors for the Walworth
County Out of the Darkness Community
Walk include Mercy Health, Komfort
Heating & Cooling, Inc., Grand Geneva,
Lake Geneva Harley Davidson, Korey’s
Auto Care, Kuehn and Flitcroft,
Northwestern Mutual, and Verlo
Mattress Factory.
Walworth County Alliance for
Children (WCAC) will host its Third
Annual Safety Fair on Saturday,
September 17, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. in
the Activity and Wiswell Centers on the
Walworth County Fairgrounds.
This entirely free event will provide
an informative and entertaining way for
Walworth County children and their
families to learn about safety issues that
are important to them. The Safety Fair
will offer attendees fun and educational
opportunities including:
• Internet, child passenger, bicycle,
and gun safety
• Child I.D. kits provided by
D.A.R.E.
• Smoke house, canine dogs and
driving simulators
• First response equipment displays,
“Beat the Heat” car, and Water Safety
Patrol
Westwords
to doing what is best for our son, who is
the light of our life. During this difficult
time, I ask for respect for our privacy,”
Abedin said in a statement.
All of this aside, I have to question
why a man, whose name should – by
German rules of pronunciation – be pronounced wine-er, chose to pronounce it
weener. Maybe, someone suggested, he
didn’t want his name to sound like whiner.” Ahh. It turns out he is both.
• • • •
I wrote in the Aug. 29 issue about
language misuse. After going to press, I
found two more egregious examples of
• Whitewater Area Mounted Search
Team and Rescue (WAMSTAR)
• Live performance by Rock Central
• Science Alliance’s interactive
“Reptomania!”
• Healthy food choices
• Face and hair painting
“Keeping children safe and secure is
our highest priority,” says WCAC
President Sandy Wagie-Troemel. “Our
Safety Fair is a great opportunity for
families to spend time with their children, engaging in fun activities while
learning about safe practices. The event
will allow attendees to become more
familiar with their county support systems and health care options, and give
them greater access to crucial safety
information that will enable them to take
steps to prevent injuries where they live,
work and play.”
laziness in which people use the word
“do” instead of something more appropriate.
A history professor at SUNYBinghamton recently said, “We need to
see some history being done on the Civil
War.”
By all means, let us do some history.
In an article about teaching cursive
writing, a woman was quoted as saying,
“Unbelievably, there were arguments
that the fact that American kids couldn’t
do cursive made us vulnerable to the
Russian menace.”
It is so obvious that the verb should
be “write,” or even “read,” instead of
“do,” that there is no excuse for this type
of ignorance. Fie on them both.
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Fight Osteoporosis in Childhood
Evey Kopp (left) and her daughter, Ellie Walters, participate in the ʻPainting for
a Purposeʼ event, instructed by Wendy Fritz of Paint the Town Red, and hosted by the
Primex Family of Companies on Wednesday August 31. The event invoked laughter,
tears and friendship as attendees created works of art that will be available at the
Alzheimerʼs Fundraiser at Hemingwayʼs on Friday September 16th, to raise money for
the 10th Annual Walk to End Alzheimerʼs, which will take place on Saturday September
17 at Library Park. ʻPainting With A Purposeʼ (not porpoise) was organized and hosted by Primex Family of Companies which is a generous supporter of the Walk to End
Alzheimerʼs.
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UW System president: Ken Burns
videos can’t replace professors
By Rich Kremer
University of Wisconsin System
President Ray Cross says he disagrees
with U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson who said
universities could save money by using
documentaries in place of traditional
classes.
After addressing students, faculty and
staff at UW-Eau Claire, Cross was asked
about Johnson’s statement that states
could save money at their colleges and
universities by cutting instructors and
using online videos such as Ken Burns’
Civil War documentary. Johnson referred
to higher education as a “cartel” and suggested tenured faculty are interfering
with cost saving reforms on campuses.
Cross said there’s no substitute for
access to good teachers.
“Obviously, the transfer of information can occur by watching a film,”
Cross said. “Everybody understands
that, and I think Ken Burns does a wonderful job. But, the interaction and dialogue that queries and questions and
probes has to take place as well.”
Cross said dialogue can take place
online but only when students have
access to skilled instructors.
“I’m not disputing that,” Cross said.
“But teachers that are good, that aren’t
just disseminating information, but are
engaging students and thoughtful concepts, framing things, questioning, probing – teaching critical thinking can only
occur when there’s that dialogue.”
Burns tweeted Wednesday in
response to Johnson, saying: “I’m here
to support teachers, not replace them.”
Cross also said he’s optimistic lawmakers and Gov. Scott Walker can grant
the UW System’s request for a $42 million budget increase.
Ceremony to remember 9/11
On Saturday, September 10 at 6
p.m., visitors, residents and citizens of
the Village of Fontana will come together at Saint Benedict’s Parish Hall for a
Ceremony of Remembrance to honor the
victims of Sept. 11, 2001.
Fifteen years after the attacks on
America the ceremony will honor all
those who tragically lost their lives
when terrorists hijacked four passenger
planes and smashed two into New
York’s World Trade Center. A third jetliner rammed into the Pentagon outside
Washington while a fourth one crashlanded on an empty field in Pennsylvania. By the time the carnage was
over, the hijackers had killed 2,977 people in the deadliest terrorist attack on
American soil.
Schaumburg Fire Department Lieutenant and 9/11 first responder, John
Schneidwind, will be the speaker of
honor. He will share his firsthand experience assisting at Ground Zero in the
aftermath of the tragedy.
Sponsors and community partners
involved in the event include Saint
Benedict’s Catholic Church, the Fontana
Fire Department, Troop 234 of the Big
Foot Area Scouts and the Fontana Library Board.
The entire community is invited to
join in this Ceremony of Remembrance.
Following the ceremony, light
refreshments will be provided by the
Fontana Public Library.
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published in The Beacon
are in area code 262
unless otherwise indicated.
When we’re younger, we think of
osteoporosis as one of those ‘old age’
diseases we might get far in the future.
While it’s true that osteoporosis takes
decades to develop and its effects
don’t usually show up in most people
until their 60s, prevention of osteoporosis starts in childhood.
Adolescence is a critical period of
bone growth. During childhood, the
body makes new bone faster than it
breaks down old bone, a process
known as remodeling. This happens
until our 20s, when we reach our peak
bone mass.
Starting in our 30s, the process
reverses and we lose a bit more than
we gain. That’s why it’s important for
kids to consume adequate calcium and
vitamin D and be physically active so
they’ll develop strong, dense bones
and a higher peak bone mass in young
adulthood. The higher the bone mass
they have before remodeling reverses,
the less likely they’ll be to develop
osteoporosis as they lose bone while
aging.
Of course, adolescence is a tough
time for youngsters to eat healthfully
and exercise. Junk food is often the
center of their diet. How many would
choose a glass of calcium-fortified
orange juice over a heavily advertised,
caffeinated soft drink? Why play basketball when that new X-Box is sitting
in the family room?
Although boys are at risk, girls can
become so obsessed about their weight
and appearance that they can develop
eating disorders like anorexia nervosa
and bulimia. These restrictive diets are
highly injurious to developing bones.
In a short time, anorexia can lower
bone mass. The longer the eating disorder continues, the lower the bone density drops. Studies have shown that a
partial weight gain will not reverse this
process.
Only when the child regains her
entire normal weight will she be able to
start building bone mass again,
although, unlike a boy, she will be
unable to fully regain her lost bone
mass.
Concerned and influential adults,
parents, relatives, health care professionals, coaches, teachers must help
children make wise food choices and
get proper exercise. Parents especially
should model healthy eating and exercise habits for their children.
Boosting their self-esteem helps
them make wise choices and keeps
them
healthy too.
A calcium-rich diet doesn’t have to
be boring. Make a milkshake with fatfree chocolate milk and frozen yogurt.
Spread almond butter on toast or celery. Eat a grilled cheese sandwich
made with whole-grain bread and have
yogurt for dessert. Create your own
smoothie recipe with fruit and fortified
soymilk. Have a slice or two of everyone’s favorite cheese pizza. Lots of
foods are now calcium fortified, so
look at labels. With your physician’s
approval, take a calcium supplement if
you are unable to get enough from
your diet.
Just as important as a nourishing
diet is physical activity. Growing
youngsters are always hungry and
being active helps keep their weight
down. Studies have shown that kids
who are the most physically active
have the greatest bone density. While
aerobic exercises such as biking,
swimming and skateboarding are great
for the heart, bones need weight-bearing exercise to grow strong. Many
types of sports and play are weight
bearing, which means working against
gravity. Kids of all ages and adults
can keep their bones healthy by participating in any one of these activities:
• Soccer and field hockey
• Hiking, walking and jogging
• Basketball
• Cheerleading
• Dancing
• Martial arts
• Tennis
• Jumping rope
• Push-ups and weightlifting
• Gymnastics
• Skiing
Osteoporosis is a serious disease.
Bone can become so porous and weak
that something as simple as coughing
or bending over can fracture a rib.
Spinal fractures can happen spontaneously and lead to pain and a
stooped posture. Hip fractures, usually
from a fall, can result in disability and
even death from postoperative complications. Active kids who eat a wellbalanced diet are laying the groundwork to prevent this disabling disease.
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Bomb scare leads to opening night
evacuation of Walworth County Fair
A suspicious looking plastic pipe
with end caps was spotted on the
Walworth County Fairgrounds at about
8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 31. It was
brought to the attention of fair security
personnel, who contacted the Elkhorn
Police Department. In conjunction
with the Walworth County Sheriff’s
Office and the Walworth County Fair
Board the decision was made to follow
fairgrounds emergency procedures and
clear the area.
Police then contacted the Kenosha
County Sheriff’s Office bomb squad
and determined at 9:15 p.m. to begin
evacuation and close down the fair-
grounds for the night.
After careful examination by the
Kenosha County Sheriff’s Office
Bomb Squad it was verified the item
contained only sets of drum sticks and
was safe. The plastic pipe had been
left in an area close to where bands
play, so police assumed it was left
behind by a musical group.
The all-clear signal was given at
10:06 p.m.
Law enforcement and the Fair
Board say they had an existing emergency plan that was followed very
well. The grounds were evacuated
quickly and safely.
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Sept. 9, 2016
Health Through Chiropractic
Creating a scarecrow can be the perfect family activity. Scarecrow Fest attendees will be able to make a scarecrow and take it home.
(Beacon photo)
Mercyhealth welcomes pediatrician
Shirley Potsch, MD, pediatrician,
has joined the staff at Mercyhealth
Walworth Hospital and Medical Center,
Hwys. 50 and 67, Lake Geneva.
Dr. Potsch earned her medical degree
at Southern Illinois University School of
Medicine, Springfield, and completed
her residency at the Children’s Hospital
and Medical Center, University of
Nebraska Medical Center and Creighton
University Joint Program.
Her areas of special interest include
newborn and adolescent medicine,
breastfeeding and sports medicine.
Dr. Potsch is welcoming new
patients. To make an appointment, call
Mercyhealth Walworth Hospital and
Medical Center (262) 245-0535 or tolldree (877) 983-5503.
By Dr. Bernice Elliott
Community Chiropractic Center
September is Healthy Aging month
so here are a few tips to help with
healthy aging.
People are living longer these
days. Between
2012 and 2050,
the
United
States
will
experience considerable
growth in its
older population. In 2050, Dr. Bernice Elliott
the population
aged 65 and over is projected to be 83.7
million, almost double its estimated population of 43.1 million in 2012. By 2050,
the surviving baby boomers will be over
the age of 85.
With long life come, challenges,
mental and physical. Every day, we see
the effects of aging in our clinic, the
biggest neglect being our spines.
If our spine was located on our face,
everyone would take better care of it.
It’s time for you to start thinking about
what it means for you, your children and
your grandchildren to live a very long
time!
1. See a chiropractor regularly to
slow the progression of arthritis, which
is nothing more than abnormal wear and
tear and degeneration of our joints.
2. Think positively. It can add life
to your years and years to your life, not
to mention improving your immune and
cardiovascular health.
3. Stimulate your mind socially and
educationally. Keep reading, and get
together with friends routinely to play
cards or other games.
4. Exercise regularly. A 30-minute
walk, swim, bike, hike or jog will do the
trick. However, recent studies indicate
that 10-20 minute high-intensity burst
exercises yield even better results for
losing weight, controlling glucose levels
and lowering blood pressure.
5. Get regular healthcare exams. Get
in for your routine medical, eye, dental,
chiropractic and other exams. These
annual exams can truly help catch problems early and help with faster recovery.
6. Eat and drink healthy, and take
supplements that reduce the effects of
aging.
Community Chiropractic Center is
located at 541 Kenosha St. (across from
First National Bank) in Walworth. We
accept most insurance. New patients are
always welcome and can usually be seen
the same day. Call (262) 275-1700 today,
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The Southeast Wisconsin Writerʼs Group
will meet on Friday, Sept. 30. Call Joan at
(262) 245-5734 for time and location.
Shirley Potsch, MD
UW-Madison rated top party school
By Leonor Vivanco
In the Big Ten Conference, where
college rivalries are huge, the University
of Illinois just lost a title.
U. of I. was dethroned as the top
party school in the Princeton Review’s
annual list of college rankings. The new
winner in that category is the University
of Wisconsin at Madison, according to
the college guide released August 29.
University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign claims third place among
party schools. Rounding out the top five
are: West Virginia University (No. 2),
Lehigh University in Pennsylvania (No.
4) and Bucknell University in Pennsylvania (No. 5).
This editor remembers a few decades
ago when Playboy magazine rated party
schools. One year they had a special
explanation at the bottom of the list.
“The University of Wisconsin is not listed because we didn’t want to rank professionals with amateurs,” it said.
In 1987, when our younger son
explained he wanted to attend Southern
Illinois University in Carbondale, I
explained that, with his inclination to
sudsy events, I wasn’t going to pay to
have him attend one of the top party
schools in the U.S. Today, SIU is
nowhere to be found on the list.
The rankings are based on a survey of
143,000 students at 381 top colleges and
published in the 2017 edition of the “Best
Colleges” guidebook. Students rate their
schools on a number of topics ranging
from financial aid and best campus food
to level of happiness and most beautiful
campus. The Princeton Review is not
affiliated with Princeton University.
The third-place ranking riled U. of I.
officials, as the No. 1 spot did last year.
“Whatever ranking they attach to us
is insulting to our students, who are
some of the brightest, most hardworking
scholars anywhere,” said Robin Kaler, a
university spokeswoman. “This pseudo
ranking is nothing more than a promotion for Princeton Review.”
On the other side of the spectrum is
the “stone-cold sober school,” a title that
belongs to Brigham Young University in
Utah.
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The Beacon
Sept. 9, 2016 — 11
Celebrating cheeseburgers
Those of you who were feeling a bit
lost for something to celebrate after
Labor Day will be happy to learn that
Sept. 18 is National Cheeseburger Day.
With as many variations as there are on
this gustatory favorite and as many
places as there are to try them, we don’t
understand why September isn’t National Cheeseburger Month, but you have to
start somewhere. Our advice is to begin
eating cheeseburgers on Sept. 18 and
don’t stop until the 30th. If you’ll turn to
the back page of this newspaper, you’ll
see those local restaurants who are
proud enough of their cheeseburgers to
advertise them. Tell ’em The Beacon
sent ya.
Adding cheese to hamburgers
became popular in the late-1920s to
mid-1930s, and there are several competing claims as to who created the first
cheeseburger. Lionel Sternberger is
reputed to have introduced the cheeseburger in 1926 at the age of 16 when he
was working as a fry cook at his father’s
Pasadena, California sandwich shop,
“The Rite Spot,” and “experimentally
dropped a slab of American cheese on a
sizzling hamburger.”
Other restaurants say they invented
the cheeseburger. A cheeseburger appeared on a 1928 menu at O’Dell’s, a Los
Angeles restaurant that listed a cheeseburger, smothered with chili, for 25¢.
Kaelin’s Restaurant in Louisville,
Ky., said it invented the cheeseburger in
1934. One year later, a trademark for the
name “cheeseburger” was awarded to
Louis Ballast of the Humpty Dumpty
Drive-In in Denver, Colo. According to
Steak ’n Shake archives, the restaurant’s
founder, Gus Belt, applied for a trademark on the word in the 1930s. White
For Sale
Castle is the oldest burger chain in
America. It was started in 1921 by
Walter A. Anderson and E.W. Ingram
who sold their burgers, which they
called sliders, for 5¢ a piece. We don’t
know when they added the cheese.
The ingredients used to create
cheeseburgers follow similar patterns
found in the regional variations of hamburgers. Popular regional toppings
include bacon, avocado or guacamole,
sliced sautéed mushrooms or onions,
cheese sauce and/or chili. Less common
ingredients include egg, feta cheese,
salsa, jalapeños and other kinds of chili
peppers, anchovies, slices of ham, mustard, gyros meat, or bologna, horseradish, sauerkraut, pastrami or teriyaki-seasoned beef, tartar sauce, french fries,
onion rings, potato chips, a pat of butter,
pineapple and tofu. Yikes!
A cheeseburger may have more than
one hamburger patty and more than one
slice of cheese. A stack of two patties is
called a double cheeseburger; a triple
cheeseburger has three, and a quadruple
has four. Some cheeseburgers are prepared with the cheese enclosed within
the ground beef, rather than on top. This
is sometimes known as a Juicy Lucy.
According to one group who studied
the question, the average American adult
eats four cheeseburgers a month.
Many people feel that eating a number of cheeseburgers on September 18
will get them primed for National Talk
Like A Pirate Day, which falls on Sept.
19. Arggh!
Any restaurant worth its condiments
serves cheeseburgers. Many have a specialty they call their own. The ads on
these pages provide many suggestions of
places to visit that are proud of their
cheeseburgers. But don’t limit your
cheeseburger consumption to Sept. 18.
Have one a day for as long as you like.
They’re deeelicious!
An expert points out the craftsmanship on a beautiful wooden boat during the
annual Antique and Classic Boat Show at the Abbey Resort. This yearʼs event will take
place on Saturday, Sept. 24 and Sunday, Sept. 25.
(Photo furnished)
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The Geneva Lakes Antique and
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watercraft from around the country, will
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be held at The Abbey Resort in Fontana
on Saturday, September 24 and Sunday,
September 25 with pre-events beginning
Friday, September 23. The event is presented by the Blackhawk Chapter of the
Antique and Classic Boat Society and
hosted by The Abbey Resort.
Held annually in the harbor of the
Abbey Marina on the western end of
Geneva Lake, the boat show allows
landlubbers and enthusiastic boaters
alike the unique opportunity to enjoy the
excitement of a nationally renowned
event. While the majority of participating boats have a homeport registration
within Wisconsin or Illinois, regular
entries hail from states as far as Florida
and California.
Participating boats registered for the
upcoming 2016 show include antique
and classic runabouts and utilities, as
well as lapstrake, outboard, and Streblow boats. All registered boats will be on
display in the Abbey Marina on
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on
Sunday from 10 until 3.
The annual parade of participating
boats is scheduled for Saturday at 4 p.m.
Viewing of the displays and the parade is
free and open to the public; guests are
invited to attend to enjoy beautiful boats,
live music, great food and local vendors.
A favorite part of the show for many
registrants is competing for awards,
including Best Pre-War, Best Post-War
and Most Historic. A People’s Choice
Award as voted upon by show attendees
will be announced Sunday at 2 pm.
Additional events, including private
tours and receptions, are available for a
fee through advance registration.
For more information about this
year’s show and a complete schedule of
events, visit www.genevalakesboat
show.com.
12 — The Beacon
Sept. 9, 2016
Vacation bliss quickly extinguished
Welcoming visitors to the grand opening of the Walworth, Big Foot Prairie
Historical Society Museum and Library on Thursday, July 28 were (from left) Society
Secretary Richard Rasmussen, Society President Nancy Lehman, and Dr. J. Harold
Bonner, whose donation, in large part, made purchase of the former Walworth Public
Library building possible. The library and museum is open on Wednesdays from 10
a.m. to noon and by appointment.
By Celia Rivenbark
Last week’s vacation on the midcoast of Maine, where there wasn’t even
a television or
radio in our little
hideaway, has given me new appreciation
for
stillness and natural beauty.
Because of
this, like a space
shuttle astronaut,
I found re-entry
into the real
world noisy and
jarring. No soon- Celia Rivenbark
er had we settled
into our seats at the gate for the flight
home, than CNN overhead pelted us
with all the news we’d missed.
Taylor Swift’s most recent exboyfriend won a big music award and
didn’t thank her, even though she wrote
the song ... Donald Trump slammed
another grief-soaked family upside the
head with his ginormous ego ... July
2016 was the hottest month on record (I
believe this last led the “no-poo
Sherlock” portion of the news) ... Taylor
Swift’s second most recent ex-boyfriend
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was unavailable for comment, nor the
third, fourth or fifth most recents ... bless
her heart.
It was nice being away from the
noise for a few days. The only angry
sound I heard all week was the fierce
pounding of ancient rocks at high tide by
the waters of the Gulf of Maine. Bliss.
Unfortunately, my near-hypnotic
state of relaxation disappeared completely by the time we boarded the Relta
flight home. Loyal readers know that
Relta is what I call my favorite airline on
account of I don’t want to be sued.
Relta had actually taken a full day of
vacation from us because of “maintenance issues” with Plane No. 1. Eight
hours later, boarding Plane No. 2, we
were told it might take a while to find a
gate at LaGuardia because “sometimes
they shut down the runways for a
while.”
Yes, when things are just too overwhelming, they close the runways so
they can catch up with all those, whatchacallit, planes up in the sky. I hear you,
LGA. Sometimes you just have to power
down for a few and gather your
thoughts. Respect.
Having missed the last flight to
Maine, Relta gave us a hotel voucher to
stay in the Marriott LGA which I quickly dubbed the Marriott Island of Misfit
Toys. Zombie travelers like us wandered, luggage-less, clutching the tiny
travel kits thoughtfully supplied to us by
the airline. I searched in vain for the one
truly useful item, underwear, in our little
care package but, alas, there was none.
It struck me that, while the hotel
room was lovely and the restaurant
shockingly good, not a soul staying there
was there because they wanted to be. I
mean maybe other than the occasional
guest for a quinceanera for a nice girl
from Queens, the clientele was just us
misfit toys without clean underwear,
loudly canceling rental cars and rearranging other plans in the elevators.
On the CNN monitor, we see a middle-aged man who looks like the love
child of an emu and a homicidal ostrich
and who can’t resist distributing pics of
his “lil Anthony” to the Twittersphere.
And that’s when you know vacation
is truly, madly, deeply over.
(Celia Rivenbark is the author of
seven humor collections. Visit her website at www.celiarivenbark.com.)
©2016 Celia Rivenbark
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Walworth County
agencies conduct
three drug busts
In a 48 hour period, the Walworth
County Drug Enforcement Unit discovered, investigated and cleaned up three
separate “one-pot” methamphetamine
cook sites. The sites were located at N6619
Anderson Road, Delavan; 370 N. Tratt St.
Apt 120, Whitewater; and the Lake Como
Boat Launch in Geneva Township.
During the execution of a search warrant, also for evidence of methamphetamine production at 370 N. Tratt St, Apt
241, in the City of Whitewater, Drug Unit
Deputies recovered a firearm from a convicted felon.
Several people have been arrested and
confined to the Walworth County Jail:
Patrick A. Gerber, age 37, on a charge of
Possession
of
Methamphe-tamine
Production Materials.
David M. Coulson, age 33, on charges
of Possession of Methamphe-tamine,
Possession
of
Methamphe-tamine
Production Materials, Felon in Possession
of a Firearm and Neglecting a Child.
Nicole S. Ponsegrau, age 23, on
charges of Possession of Methamphetamine Production Materials and Neglecting a Child.
The Beacon
Home & Family
Sept. 9, 2016 — 13
Archaeologists searching for remains of 200-year-old fort at Green Bay
By Patty Murray
An archaeologist at Green Bay’s
Neville Public Museum has spent the
summer looking for evidence of the
remains of Fort Howard.
Kevin Cullen, deputy director of the
museum, is using ground penetrating
radar to locate the outline of the fort on
what is now an industrial lot just west of
the Fox River.
The radar unit, which looks like a
push snow blower or lawnmower, can
see as far as 30 feet underground.
“Archaeologists are using it now in
the U.S. and around the world to document, and try to find, foundations particularly, or any kind of ground disturbance,” Cullen said.
The same type of radar was used to
discover the remains of King Richard III
under a parking lot in Leicester, England
in 2015. Cullen said the radar works
well in almost any situation, “particularly in parking lots where you’re not going
to be digging anywhere.”
The suspected site of the fort isn’t
Archaeologists are using ground-penetrating radar to explore a plot of land in
Green Bay they think was the site of Fort Howard.
(Photo by Steve Olson)
paved, but Cullen is using the radar to
strategically dig.
So far, he’s found shards of crockery
and more, including a clasp that might
be from a uniform.
“It’s a buckle anyway, it’s either
from a belt or a shoe. It’s hard to say,
it’s all copper, definitely the 19th century, but it’s a matter of — we’d have to
figure out what it came off of,” Cullen
said.
Fort Howard was established in 1816
and decomissioned in 1852. It never
saw much military action, but future
President Zachary Taylor was stationed
there for a time.
Mary Jane Herber, a historian with
the Brown County Library, said the
sleepy fort was important because of the
threat of another British invasion coming on the heels of the war of 1812.
“There was a real possibility of the
British or any other group being able to
get into the interior of the continent by
this Fox River waterway, which is a perfect strategic route for movement of
troops through Wisconsin down the
Mississippi and then to the rivers that
run west off the Mississippi,” she said.
Fort Crawford in Prairie du Chien
also offered protection.
Cullen presented his findings in
August to a small group of history
buffs. Carrie Jaquet said she wanted to
learn more about something she’s heard
of for years.
“I’ve lived in Green Bay all my life,
and I’ve heard of Fort Howard all my
life and seen the buildings at Heritage
Hill and have been intrigued as to why
they didn’t do this sooner,” she said.
Along with the radar, Cullen is using
photographs taken shortly after the fort
was decomissioned, as well as old railroad maps. The museum, which is
across the street from the site, also has
an exhibit on display, including artifacts
thought to be from the fort.
There are plans for a row of townhouses to be built on the site, adding
urgency to completing the research.
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Guess what kind of car this plate was
seen on over the Labor Day weekend?
(Beacon photo)
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14 — The Beacon
Sept. 9, 2016
Wisconsin preacher inspired
author Harriet Beecher Stowe
Arlene Rauland looks at artifacts from former Walworth businesses such as
Waals Department Store, the Pontiac Garage and The Walworth State Bank during the
grand opening of the Walworth & Big Foot Prairie Historical Society Library and
Museum on Thursday, July 28.
2016 Delavan Christmas
card contest seeks entries
Calling all artists! Anyone with an
interest in Delavan and art is invited to
enter the Downtown Business Association’s Sixth Annual Art Contest. The
DBA is seeking a drawing, painting,
photo, etc. to be used to create a Delavan
Christmas Card. Artwork should relate
to Delavan and have been created in the
past two years. Contributors should keep
in mind that the artwork will be used for
a Christmas card.
1. All artwork must be of Delavan
and have been created between 2014 and
2016.
2. Artwork will be judged on
impact, artistic composition, quality, and
ability to be made into a Christmas card.
3. The number of entries is limited
to 3 per artist.
4. Entries may be dropped off or
mailed to either : Remember When, 313
E. Walworth Ave., Delavan, WI 53115,
or Lubick Gallery, 117 S. 3rd St.,
Delavan, WI 53115.
5. The winning entry will be purchased for $75, and the winning artist
will receive a dozen of the final printed
Christmas card.
6. Images must be at least 7" in one
dimension with a maximum overall size
of 11" x17".
7 Entries must be unmounted.
Framing is not permitted.
8. All entries will be displayed in
downtown Delavan during November.
9. Entries must be received by
November 2. The winning artist will be
announced approximately October 15,
2016.
Complete rules and applications can
be picked up at Lubick Gallery,
Remember When or by going to
www.discoverdelavan.com/2016-annual-christmas-card-contest-enter-by-oct1-2016 or the Downtown Delavan
Business Association’s Facebook page.
Although slavery was illegal in
Wisconsin Territory, Southerners sometimes brought slaves with them anyway.
Thousands of Wisconsin’s first white
settlers grew up with slavery and considered it a normal part of life.
This appalled young Rev. Edward
Mathews, who arrived in Milwaukee in
1838. He’d been sent west as a Baptist
missionary to recruit for his church, but
the anti-slavery cause was his true passion. As he crisscrossed the state, his
audiences were more likely to hear about
slavery from him than any other sin.
That was acceptable since there were
at least a few abolitionists everywhere
he went.
“During my ten years labours in
Wisconsin,” he wrote afterwards, “I had
travelled extensively; and there was
scarcely a town or village in the whole
Territory in which there was not some
Anti-slavery friend ready to welcome
me … .” He also met many former
slaves who had escaped or been given
their freedom.
After a decade-long fight for abolition in Wisconsin, Mathews could
declare that, “Many of those who in my
early efforts had opposed me as an
extremist, now stood by me and
strengthened my endeavors. …”
So in 1850 he jumped directly into
the belly of the beast, taking his message
Harriet Beecher Stowe
into the Ohio Valley, Virginia and
Kentucky, where he was nearly lynched.
His escape from the mob caught the
attention of novelist Harriet Beecher
Stowe, who used him as the model for
Father Dickson in “Dred,” her sequel to
“Uncle Tom’s Cabin.”
This and many other fascinating stories about history in Wisconsin are available on the website of the Wisconsin
Historical Society, www.wis consinhistory.org.
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The Beacon
Sept. 9, 2016 — 15
The County Fair
Crazy cuisine, coaster and … crabs?
Some of the wooden models of 10 U.S. and Japanese battleships (above) built
this summer by Walworth resident Cooper Marshall and his grandfather, Don Marshall
(below).
(Photo furnished)
Walworth lad builds wooden fleet
Why build World War II-era model
wooden battleships? Because cement
ones would sink.
This summer, Cooper Marshall of
Walworth built a fleet of ten 1/144th
scale battleships in his garage with the
help of his grandfather, Don Mmarshall.
The two built model ships from both
the U.S. and Japanese navies. Some of
the ships include the U.S.S. Arizona,
U.S.S. Wyoming, U.S.S. Missouri (on
which the surrender of Japan was signed
in August, 1945), IJN Hayuga, IJN
Kongo and IJN Takao.
The models range in size from the 4
foot 5 inch Arizona to the 5 foot 9 inch
Amagi. Instead of building one ship at a
time, they built 10 concurrently, cutting
each hull, then assembling the superstructure based on each individual ship,
then the 48 gun turrets with nails representing guns.
“We operated like a World War II
shipyard, building the 10 different ships
at a time instead of building one to completion and then moving on the next,”
said Cooper.
In reading and researching these
these battleships, we learned a lesson of
history and geography, such as when and
where the ships were during the war.”
Cooper said building the ships was
like a shop class. The month of work in
the heat did pay off; the ships are finished, sanded and painted. The fleet sits
out on a “Pacific” driveway.
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By Marjie Reed
The County Fair in our area is over
for another year. However, in families
like my daughter, Nina’s, remnants of the fair
will go on and on
and on, much to
her
chagrin.
More on that
fiasco a little later.
County fairs
are usually hot,
but the weather
is forgotten for a
Marjie Reed
while as we enjoy
everything from deep-fried Twinkies
to deep-fried pickles, deep-fried
cheese curds to my favorite, fried funnel cakes. How about a cherry snowcone for dessert?
One memory I’ll always have from
a county fair is of my 92-year-old
mom riding the not-so-small kid’s
roller coaster with my 70 year old
brother. The man running the coaster
was so surprised that they wanted to
ride that he wouldn’t even take their
tickets.
“You just have a great time,” he
said as he winked at mom good
naturedly. They loved the ride and the
rest of the family waved as they
bounced past us.
Now, to Nina’s recent fair fiasco.
She gave her boy, Kyle, $5. (Sticker
shock here: it costs from three to five
dollars to play most games just one
time, at the county fair these days).
Kyle bought a bucket of ping pong
balls with his money. If one of the balls
he threw went into a little fish bowl he
would win the goldfish within.
“That’s one game that’s a safe bet,”
Nina said, “If the kids happen to win
(fat chance), their finny prize can join
some little buddies waiting in the fish
tank at home. No problem.”
For the first time ever, Kyle’s ball
landed, splat, right into a bowl. HE
WON!
Nina had gotten distracted and
missed one little thing before Kyle
threw the balls. There were no fish in
the bowls this year; instead, there were
live hermit crabs.
Nina cringes as she refers to them
as “Spiders with shells.” She hates
them.
To make matters a bit worse, her
older daughter arrived a few minutes
later with her own hermit crab, which
a friend had won for her. It’s my guess
that the friend knew her parents
wouldn’t let a live crab of any description cross their door sill, so it suddenly became Megan’s prize. Nina was
not thrilled.
To quote her, “They were the most
expensive ping pong balls ever
thrown. Mom, do you have any idea
what you need – and what it costs - to
keep hermit crabs alive?”
A nything below in parentheses is
my personal critique on why crabs
need all this stuff.
“Well, according to the internet,
you need: a wire cage (they need to
exercise their claws so they stay in
shape, you know), special litter (guess
they’re allergic to newspaper), a heater
(can’t let ‘em get a chill), fresh and salt
water (my guess is the fresh is for
drinking and the salt is for a skin treatment in their spa to keep their skin soft
and supple), special hermit crab food
(who invented that?), dried fruit (they
like to snack as they relax – reminds
me of some ancient Roman draped on
his lounge chair with his bunch of
grapes), and last but not least, they
need bigger shells to eventually move
into (goodness knows they can’t feel
cramped when they bulk up from all
the climbing).
“Ooh, Mom”, Nina shuddered,
“They’re gonna grow!”
“I guess PetSmart was happy to see
you loaded down at the register,” I
quipped with a gut laugh. I was the
only one of the two of us that laughed
at that.
So when the snow flies this winter
and we can only dream about yummy
county fair funnel cakes, lucky Nina
will still be able to hear her crabs
scratching and watch them climb and
engage in shell fittings in their cage.
I can’t wait for Nina’s frantic call
the day Kyle forgets to lock the cage
door and the crabs are loose somewhere in the house. Oh brother, that’ll
make a great column, so stay tuned;
it’s only a matter of time, thanks to the
county fair.
Dear God,
Thank you for things like the county fair and for those who work all year
long to make them happen. They are a
great way to have summer fun as a
family.
Thank you for parents willing to
dole out money for a memory. County
fairs help us make memories of good
treats to eat, scary and fun rides we
enjoyed together and maybe a prize or
two – some even with claws.
They are all family memories that
will crawl out of the shell of our memories from time to time and give us
hearty laughs for years to come.
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. 9, 2016 — 17
Iranian religious police arrest
150 teens for attending
a mixed-gender party
As many as 150 boys and girls were
arrested in Iran after they attended a
mixed-gender birthday party near the capital city of Tehran.
The young Iranians were detained following a raid by police on a garden in
Islamshahr following a tip from local residents.
Colonel Mohsen Khancherli, police
commander for the west of Tehran
Province, told the Tasnim news agency
that officers were monitoring gardens following the arrival of summer.
“After we obtained a report about a
mixed-gender party in a garden in the
vicinity of Islamshahr in the west of
Tehran Province, an operation was carried
out by the police and another organization,
leading to the arrest of dozens of boys and
girls,” he said.
“Some 150 boys and girls had gathered
at the mixed-gender party under the guise
of a birthday party in this garden which is
situated next to a studio where unlawful
music was produced and recorded.
“Upon arrival of the police, all those
present were arrested and sent before the
judiciary.”
Similar raids have been carried out
on mixed-gender parties across Iran in
recent weeks. As many as 30 students
were given 99 lashes each in May for
attending a mixed-gender graduation
party.
The young men and women were all
flogged in Qazvin, about 90 miles north
west of the capital Tehran, as part of a brutal new crackdown.
It came amid claims some of the
women were “half naked” when they were
found – interpreted as meaning they were
not wearing Islamic coverings of scarves
and long coats – and that the students had
been “mingling.”
Earlier that month, Iran announced the
arrest of eight people for working in “unIslamic” online modeling networks, particularly on the photosharing app
Instagram.
The crackdown comes despite moderate President Hassan Rouhani’s effort to
allow greater social and cultural freedom.
The Tehran police chief announced in
April the recruitment of 7,000 plainclothes
police in the capital to fight against
“immorality.”
The officers are responsible for monitoring and reporting “noise, harassment of
women and women’s lack of Islamic veils
inside cars,” he said.
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Saudi atheist in deep doodoo
A resident of Saudi Arabia apparently forgot where he was living and began
suffering under the delusion that his
country guaranteed freedom of speech.
A Saudi Arabian court has ordered
the man to be given 2,000 lashes and
spend 10 years in prison because he
ridiculed the Koran and denied the existence of God on Twitter. In addition to
the prison time and corporal punishment, he was fined around $6,000.
The 28-year-old was sentenced after
the state’s Islamic police discovered 600
tweets professing his atheism. He obviously wanted to get his point across.
Under laws introduced two years
ago, atheism is defined as “terrorism.”
The defiant man said the social
media posts reflected his beliefs and said
he had the right to express them.
Apparently he forgot where he is.
Police said his tweets ridiculed verses from the Koran, accused all prophets
of lying, stating that religious teaching
fuelled hostilities, and denying the existence of God.
Under royal decrees issued by the
late King Abdullah, who died last year,
authorities were given powers to tackle
political dissent including protests
which could “harm public order.”
Article one of these new laws
defined terrorism as “calling for atheist
thought in any form, or calling into
question the fundamentals of the Islamic
religion on which this country is based.”
NBC may remake ‘Oliver Twist’ as
a ‘sexy, female-driven crime show’
If there is the sound of rattling in the
Poets Corner of Westminster Abbey,
where great writers are interred, it’s
because Charles Dickens is spinning in
his grave. NBC has announced that they
have ordered a script treatment for a TV
show based on Charles Dickens’ 1838
novel “Oliver Twist.”
Instead of a poor boy in 19th century
London, “Twist” will be a “struggling
20-something female” in a contemporary take on the classic novel.
Twist “finally finds a true sense of
family in a strange group of talented outcasts who use their unique skills to take
down wealthy criminals,” said a press
release from the Peacock Network.
Only if NBC likes the script will
they decide to film the pilot.
The announcement was made just
days after Fox bought a TV show that
retells the legend of King Arthur’s
Camelot as a modern-day police procedural.
Midwestern cities continue to suffer
from homicidal violence.
There were 90 homicides in Chicago
in August, a number that most major
U.S. cities didn’t match during the entire
six months of 2016.
The country’s third largest city has
had more homicides this year than the
only two bigger American cities – New
York and Los Angeles – combined.
Meanwhile, August was Milwaukee’s deadliest month in a quarter of a
century with 24 people killed.
One of the deadliest days of the
month was overlooked by the media as
people focused on the violent unrest
following the fatal police shooting of
23-year-old Sylville Smith on Aug. 13,
Milwaukee police Chief Ed Flynn said.
“Twenty-four people lost their lives
in violent crimes,” Flynn said. “Five
people were murdered the day of the
riots. That was lost in the news.”
“When you’ve committed the crime,
if there is no significant sanction, there
is no lesson learned. And the victims are
entire communities,” Flynn said.
The police chief said people shouldn’t be more afraid of dying in a shootout
than they are of getting probation if
they’re caught with a gun.
So far in 2016, police have seized
1,600 guns – 211 in August.
But it isn’t just guns. People continue to use knives and even run over each
other with cars and trucks. Much, if not
most, of the violence can be attibuted to
gangs and the illegal drug trade.
Brit dials 999 to complain Chicago, Milwaukee continue
that a cat ate his bacon rampage of homicides in Aug.
A man dialed 999 (the British equivalent of 911) to ask police to arrest his
girlfriend and her cat after she allowed
her pet to eat his bacon.
West Yorkshire, England, Police
confirmed that the man wanted his girlfriend and her cat detained following the
incident.
During the amazing recording, the
call handler calmly asked the man what
action he wanted taken.
“I want to press charges,” he replied.
“Against whom?” asked the dispatcher. “Your girlfriend or the cat?”
“Both of them,” responded the caller.
The dispatcher then said, “we don’t
arrest cats,” before going on to explain
that a cat eating bacon is not a criminal
offense.
However the man continued to complain that someone was to blame.
“My girlfriend allowed the cat to do
it,” he said.
West Yorkshire Police brought the
recorded clip to the attention of the public in an attempt to highlight the thousands of time-wasting calls their switchboard receives.
The head dispatcher said that one in
ten 999 calls did not require emergency
attention.
“Many times we’re talking about a
matter of seconds between emergency
personnel being able to get to a genuine
emergency effectively and not being
able to, and during these few seconds
people’s lives are being put at risk,” he
explained.
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Sept. 9, 2016
Pet Questions and Answers
By Marc Morrone
Q: We found a teeny weeny baby turtle
crawling in the parking lot of a restaurant
that we frequent. It is only the size of a
nickel. We looked on the internet and it
seems to be a baby diamondback terrapin
and, from what we read, they live in the
bays all over Long Island. However, this
parking lot was at least a half mile from
the bay, and there are many roads between
the bay and the parking lot that this little
turtle could never have crossed safely.
How did it get there and can we keep it as
a pet?
A: Baby turtles are as cute as puppies,
and I can identify with your enchantment.
However, these diamondbacks are a saltwater turtle and do not do very well when
kept as pets the way the common red-eared
slider turtle does. They really do need to
live in saltwater to stay healthy, and they
do grow to a very large size. The diamondbacks live in the bays and ocean where
they are not restricted by any boundary,
and only the females come out of water to
lay their eggs in a hole that they dig in soft
soil.
Some time later, when the eggs hatch,
the babies get lost trying to get back to the
water. Another scenario I have personally
witnessed is that seagulls will pick up the
baby terrapins as soon as they hatch to eat
them. Sometimes before one gull gets a
chance to swallow the baby turtle the other
gulls will mob and chase it -- just like
they did in the movie “Finding Nemo” –
and the baby gets dropped in the chase and
ends up far from its place of hatching.
So the best thing you can do for it is to
turn it loose in a quiet bay or, better yet, a
saltwater marsh full of beach grass. Just be
sure to put it in the water when the tide is
still and the water is calm so that it has a
better chance of acclimating to the environment. If the tide and current are very
strong, the baby will get swept away
before it gets a chance to orient itself.
If you do this right, you will have the
satisfaction of knowing you saved its little
life.
Q: I have a 4-year-old male budgie
parakeet. It’s been a pleasure all these
years until last week. I clean his cage every
morning and give him fresh food, drinking
water and fill a bird bathtub for him to
splash in. Last week he started dumping
the food and drinking water. I replace it
and he does it again. Is this a game or is
there something wrong? I am off to the pet
store today to buy dishes that can’t be
spilled and some new toys that may distract him. Should I be concerned?
A: Animals have no idea about the
consequences of their actions and certainly do not cognitively plan for the future.
So he has no idea that if he dumps out his
food and water that he will have none left
to partake of later in the day.
If he gets a kick out of dumping out the
seeds and water and you so graciously fill
the dishes back up again, that makes the
game much more interactive.
This is not an indication that he is
unhappy with the quality of his food. You
can get dishes that can be better secured. If
you surround a pet with a whole slew of
toys then it quickly grows bored with them
and tries to create new activities such as
knocking out the bird seed as your budgie
does. Better to keep the toys separate from
it and every day give it a different one or
two and take the old ones away. By working them in rotation, you keep the pet’s
interest in them fresh.
Q: My 2-year-old male Jack Russell
terrier has a thing about his reflection
whenever he sees it on any surface. Even
seeing himself in the hubcap of a car
makes him go ballistic, barking at it and
trying to bite it. I assume that he thinks it
is another dog barking back at him and that
is why he does this as I read that dogs cannot understand that their reflection is actually themselves. However, this dog is very,
very smart, and I’m not saying this
because he is my dog. He is always figuring things out for himself and I have never
had nor seen a dog do the things that he
does. But since he is so smart, why can’t
he understand that his reflection is not
another dog, particularly since it doesn’t
smell like a dog?
A: This is a question that has always
interested me. Thus far scientific research
done in controlled settings has proved that
the only animals who can understand that
their reflections are themselves are apes,
dolphins and elephants.
However dogs and birds – as smart as
the others in my opinion – can’t, and I
have always accepted this as the way it is.
One day, though, as I was getting ready to
tape one of my TV shows and I had to hide
the microphone under my shirt. Harry, my
Scarlet Macaw, was on my shoulder and
he always reacted to his reflection in the
same manner that he reacted to all other
scarlet macaws – he would spread his
wings and try to attack it.
That particular day, I stood in front of
Is this cat named Corky? Or did he catch a Champagne cork on the fly last New
Yearʼs Eve?
(Source unknown)
a full-length mirror so that I could see
myself and adjust the microphone, and as
soon as I walked in front of the mirror and
stopped to adjust my shirt Harry stood at
attention and said “Marc!” as he always
did when he saw me. Then he just calmly
sat on my shoulder and looked at our
reflections tilting his head this way and
that. He didn’t try to attack it nor did he
ever try to attack his reflection again.
Now, I can’t say with certainty that
Harry understood that it was he in the mirror. However I do know that he knew the
other image in the mirror was me, as he
said so loud and clear, and I assume that he
also figured out that the bird he saw on my
shoulder was not a strange scarlet macaw,
as he did not try to attack it as he always
did in the past.
I would like to think that my fulllength reflection gave Harry a reference
point that he didn’t have in smaller mirrors
so that he could figure out what was going
on for himself. I always wondered if a dog
in a similar situation would act the same
way. A dog like your Jack Russell reacts to
what it sees instantly so I doubt that such a
dog could think of its reflection as itself,
but I bet that a calm and mature dog that
has experienced a lot of different things in
life and thus was self taught by these experiences would act as Harry did. If any readers have a similar story on this behavior, I
would be happy to read it and share it with
everyone.
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Ave., Delavan. Library Hours: Mon. - Thurs.,
9 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.,
Saturday, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Sunday 1-4 p.m.
• Guilty Pleasures Book Club will discuss “The Cater Street Hangman” by Anne
Perry on Monday, August 29 from 6-7 p.m.
• Makerspace: the VHS to DVD recorder
will be available on a first-come first-served
basis all month. Transfer your home movies
from videocassette to DVD using this device.
Book Clubs
• Book Buzz Parent-Child Book Club,
Sept. 14 at 4 p.m. for talk, snacks, and an
activity related to this month’s title, “A Tale
Dark and Grimm,” by Adam Gidwitz.
• Aram Book Club, Thursday, Sept. 15 at
6:30 p.m. to discuss “Me Before You” by
JoJo Moyes.
• Guilty Pleasures Book Club, Monday,
Sept. 26 at 6 p.m.to talk about “Where They
Found Her” by Kimberly McCreight.
• Adult Craft Night will feature a colorful
glass bead wind chime. Register to attend
either Monday, Sept. 12 or Thursday, Sept.
15 at 6 p.m.
• Knit & Crochet Club meets at 6 p.m. on
Sept. 12, 21, and 28. Take your own project
to work on. Instruction for beginners is available.
• Happy Birthday, Roald Dahl, Tuesday,
Sept. 13 at 4 p.m. Celebrate the author who
brought us the BFG, Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory and more, with a fabulous
birthday party.
• A presentation about the Twin Barns
Project on Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 6 p.m. will
discuss their mission to ease the burden of
hunger in Walworth County by providing
fresh, healthy, nourishing food, regardless of
their ability to pay.
• Wednesday Story time with Ms. Denise
resumes on Sept. 14 at 10 a.m. Themes for
Sept. are: 14th, socks and shoes; 21st, sharing; and 28th, A is for apple.
LEGO Club meets the first and third
Monday of each month at 4 p.m. This month,
due to Labor Day, LEGO builders will get
together just once, on Sept. 19.
• Click, Clack, Moo … it’s a Doreen
Cronin party on Tuesday Sept, 20 at 4 p.m.
• Flavor of Wisconsin: History & Culture
through Recipes will be presented by author
Teresa Allen on Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 6 p.m.
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• Mocktails for Moms, September 13, 1
p.m. Relax on the new patio and celebrate
school being back in session. Nonalcoholic
drinks and light snacks will be served.
Everyone is welcome.
• TV Marathon Monday, 3:30-5 p.m.
Mondays (after-school program)
• Story Time, Tuesdays, 10-11 a.m., and
Thursdays, 1:30-2:30 p.m.
• Wii Play, Tuesdays and Fridays, 3:30-5
p.m.
• Readers Theater, second Wednesday of
the month, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
• LEGOs and Beads, Wednesdays, 3:305 p.m.
• Try It Once Club, first Thursday of the
month, 3:30-5 p.m.
• “Boys Don’t Knit” Circle, September
15, 3:30-5 p.m. Listen to the audio book and
take part in activity. For kids 13 and older.
• Saturday Morning Book Group, second
Saturday of the month, 10 a.m. Read and dis-
cuss a new book each month. October 8,
“The Secret Chord” by Geraldine Brooks.
• What Are Teens Reading? book group
meets the third Monday 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 selection of young adult books.
• Scrabble Club, Wednesdays 10 a.m.noon.
• Knitting Circle: Wednesdays 1-3 p.m.
• Saturday Morning Book Group, second
Saturday of the month, 10 a.m. Read and discuss a new book each month.
• Scrabble Club, Wednesdays 10 a.m. noon.
• Knitting Circle, Wednesdays 1-3 p.m.
For a complete summer program schedule, visit www.williamsbay.lib.wi.us.
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Brigham Memorial Library, 131 Plain
St., Sharon. Hours: Mon. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.;
Tues. 12-8 p.m.; Wed. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Thurs.
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Sat. 9
a.m. - noon. Phone 736-4249. Website:
www.sharon.lib.wi.us.
• Coffee Hour for adults every
Wednesday from 9:30 - 11 a.m. Free coffee,
refreshments and social hour with neighbors.
• Story Time for infants through Pre-K.
Wednesdays, 10 – 11 a.m. A theme will unite
a story and a craft.
Follow the library on Facebook at
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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.
• Story times at the library, Mondays at
10 a.m. for children 3 to 24 months; Fridays
at 10 a.m. for 2-5-year-olds.
• 55+ Tech Desk. A new technology service offers free help to people 55 and older.
Available every other Thursday. Call to register. Free one-on-one help is available for all
ages by appointment.
• Adult book discussion the fourth
Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.
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Darien Public Library, 47 Park Street,
Darien. Hours: Monday - Thursday: 10 a.m.
to 7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Closed
Friday and Sunday. Phone: (262) 882-5155.
Web page: www.darien.lib.wi.us.
• The library will hold one of its monthly “Coloring for Adults” get togethers on
Tuesday, September 29 from 1 to 2 p.m.
These classes are a fun way for adults to revisit a favorite childhood past time. The
classes are free, fun, and relaxing. The
library provides the colored pencils, the
pages to color, coffee or tea.
• Adult Book Club’s first fall meeting on
Thursday September 29 at 5:45 p.m. The
book club meets once a month from 5:45 to
6:45 p.m. to read and discuss a wide variety
of books that are provided by the library at
no charge to its members.
• In order to make room for more current
selections, the library has had to weed its
large print fiction section, which means there
is an extensive collection of large print fiction books on sale for just $1.
• Ten computers for patron use at no cost
• Ongoing library book sale: children’s
books for 25 cents; adult paperback books
for 50 cents; adult hardcover books for $1;
and DVDs for $2.
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East Troy Lions Public Library, 3094
Sept. 9, 2016 — 19
Graydon Ave., East Troy. Hours: Mon. Thurs. 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Fri. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.,
Saturday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Phone 542-6262.
• Story Time, Fridays, 11 a.m., for ages
18 months – 4 years.
• Lego Club, Thursdays from 3 - 4 p.m.
For more information, call 642-6262.
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Fontana Public Library, 166 Second
Ave., Fontana. Open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 8
p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday.
• Happy-to-Be-Here Book Club, third
Thursday of each month, 1 p.m.
• Evening Book Club, third Thursday of
each month, 5:30 p.m., sometimes off-site.
All programs are free and open to the
public unless otherwise indicated. Call 2755107 for more information.
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Genoa City Public Library, 126 Freeman St., Genoa City. Hours: Mon. and Wed.
9 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Tues., Thurs. and Fri. 9 a.m.
- 5 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
• Story time, Thursday, 10 a.m. for kids
ages 2-5 and siblings.
• Ongoing book sale. Donations of new
or slightly used books, including children’s
books, may be dropped off at the library.
• Lego Club, the first Monday of every
month from 4-6 p.m. All school age children
are welcome.
public unless otherwise indicated. Call 2796188 or email [email protected] for
more information.
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Lake Geneva Public Library, 918 W.
Main St., Lake Geneva. Hours: Mon. - Thurs.
9 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Fri. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sat. 9
a.m. - 1 p.m. Phone 249-5299 or visit
www.lakegeneva.lib.wi.us.
• Otaku Club, sponsored by the Friends
of the Lake Geneva Public Library, from 4 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 12. For teens who
like Anime and Manga. Snacks will be provided.
• Preschool Story time from 10 -11 a.m.
on Thursday, Sept. 15. For children 3 - 5
years and their parents. This will be the start
of a new session of preschool Story times,
which will run until Thursday, Dec. 15.
Read, sing, and play.
• Toddler Time, Friday, Sept. 16 from
9:30-10 a.m. for babies up to 2 year olds and
their parents. This will be the start of a new
series of toddler time, which will run until
Friday, Dec. 16. More reading, singing and
playing.
• Family Movie Nights at 6 p.m. on
Monday, Sept. 19, and Thursday, Sept. 22
will present Disney’s “The Jungle Book,” the
new live-action movie that came out this
year. Children are encouraged to take blankets and pillows, and attend in their pajamas.
Free popcorn.
• Friday Book Club, Sept 23 from 4:30-6
p.m. for 8-12 year olds. Snack will be provided. The theme will be New Books because so
many new books come out in the fall.
• Teen Club for all things teen, Monday,
Sept 26, from 4-6 p.m. Books, writing,
movies, music, food. Snacks will be served.
Only teens may participate.
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 n Babies on Thursday at 10
a.m.; Preschool age on Wednesday at 10 a.m.;
and Tiny Tots 2nd and 4th Monday at 6:30
p.m. We Explore, ages 3+, Friday 10 a.m.
• Slipped Stitches, every Wednesday, 68 p.m. in the Youth Services story room. A
group for anyone who does some sort of
stitching: knitting, crocheting, needlepoint,
tatting etc.
• The Lego Building Club for all ages
meets every other Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in
the community center. Each meeting will
feature a different building theme. Creations
will be displayed in the library and online.
Lego donations greatly appreciated.
• Messy Art Club meets on the alternate
Thursdays from the Lego Building Club at
3:30 p.m.
• The Walworth County Genealogical
Society Library in the Mary Bray Room of
the Matheson Memorial Library, Tuesdays
from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. and the third Saturday
of the month from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., or by
appointment, which can be made by calling
the WCGS librarian at 215-0118. A board
member will always be there to render assistance if needed. To obtain membership information or find literature regarding Walworth
County, visit walworthcgs.com.
All library programs are free and open to
the public unless otherwise indicated. Call
723-2678 or visit www.elkhorn.lib.wi.us.
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Walworth Memorial Library, now located in the West Garden Plaza in Walworth.
Open Mon. and Wed. 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Tues.,
Thurs., Fri. and Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Knitting and crocheting classes,
Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. Call for details.
• Preschool Story Hour, Fridays, 9:45 –
10:30 a.m., for preschool-age children infant
to age 5 and their caregivers. The hour will
include stories, snacks, crafts and more.
• Children’s story hour, age kindergarten
through grade 3, Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30
p.m.
• Book Club for adults, third Saturday of
each month, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
• Digital downloads of electronic books
(e-books) are growing in popularity. The
Digital Download Center (http://dbooks.
wplc.info) is sponsored by the Wisconsin
Public Library Consortium. You can also
access the Digital Download Center through
your library’s online catalogue.
Available to all Wisconsin residents, the
Digital Download Center offers e-books,
audio books, videos and music that you can
download to devices such as iPods and other
MP3 players, Kindles, Sony eReaders,
Nooks and iPads, to name just a few. For a
complete list of supported devices, visit the
Digital Download Center and use the link
near the bottom of the left column. While all
new titles will not be available immediately,
the purchase of new titles has already begun
and will continue.
public unless otherwise indicated. Call 2756322 for more information.
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20 — The Beacon
By Kathi West
The Walworth County Fair is
over for another year. I was there on
Saturday, Sept. 3. In the morning I
served as a Master Gardener,
answering questions about plants at
Horticultural Hall. It was fun to see
the little kids looking at huge pumpkins and fairy gardens. In the afternoon I was at North Hall turning
quilts on a bed. The bed turning
audience was more for adults.
Members of the Scrappers Quilt
Guild brought lovely quilts to show
with the story about each quilt.
The quilts in competition were
beautiful, too. Joanne Howe won
Best of Show. Her quilt was one that
I presented a block each month. It
really made me feel good that she
won. There were all kinds of big and
little quilts, table quilts with napkins,
wall hangings and more.
Scarecrow Fest in Delavan is
September 17. The Scrappers have
quilted wallhangings and hung them
in downtown stores. It was a challenge. That is, we were given a piece
of fabric and told to make a wallhanging. You can go around and vote
for your favorite quilt.
The Madison Expo is this week.
After the paper comes out you still
have Friday and Saturday to see hundreds of beautiful quilts. There are
some local quilters whose quilts were
accepted in the show. Sue
Buckingham from Sharon entered
her quilt, “My Sweet Pea Mood,”
Pat Weyhrauch, of Williams Bay
entered her quilt, “Heels and Toes,
Dirt and Holes,” Carol Wysocki from
Fontana entered “Country Garden”
and Joanne Howe of Delavan entered
two quilts, “View from My Kayak”
and “Blind Date.” I’ve seen some of
these and they are amazing. I hope to
see you at the show.
EVENTS
September 8-10, Madison Quilt
Expo will be at the Alliant Energy
Center in Madison. This is a juried
and judged show with money prizes.
October 5-8, Des Moines, Iowa,,
get more information by calling
(270) 898-7903.
October 13-15, Original Sewing
and Quilt Expo at Schaumburg
Convention Center, 1551 North
Thoreau Dr. in Schaumburg, Ill.
There will be shopping, workshops,
special events Quilts on display, a
fashion show, Jim Shore at Fons and
Porter’s booth and prize drawings.
See a list of classes with full descriptions and register at www.sewingex
po.com. If you have questions go to
[email protected] or call (800)
699-6309.
October 15-16, Wandering Foot
Quilt Show “Pinwheels & Polka
Dots” will be at Oak Creek Salvation
Army, 8853 S. Howell Ave., Oak
Creek, Wis. For more information go
Angie Lois of the Quilting Connection in Elkhorn demonstrates a Handy Quilter
long-arm machine at the Walworth County Fair.
(Beacon photo)
to facebook: Wanderingfootquilters.
QUILT GUILDS
Chocolate City Quilters meet the
second Monday of each month at
6:30p.m. in the Burlington High
School library, 400 McCanna
Parkway.
The Crazy Quilt Guild Quilters
meet the second Wednesday of each
month at 6:30 p.m. at the First
Congregational Church, 231 Roberts
Drive in Mukwonago.
The Harvard Village Quilters
meet the third Wednesday of the
month at 1 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran
Church 504 East Diggins Street
Harvard, Ill. Visitors are always welcome.
The Chicken Coop Quilters
(Quilts of Valor and Quilts of Honor
Quilt) Group meets at 6 p.m. on the
second Tuesday of the month at Kay
ALL SHOPS OPEN:
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
Millie Swets and Kathi West of the Scrappers Quilt Guild perform a bed turning
at the Walworth County Fair.
(Beacon photo)
10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
Sawdust & Stitches
13 S. Wisconsin Street, Elkhorn, WI • 262-723-1213
Monday-Friday 10:00-5:00; Saturday 10:00-4:00
2016 Shop Sisters Hop
September 22-24 • 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
September 25 • Noon-3:00 p.m.
Web Site: www.sawdustandstitches.net • E-mail: [email protected]
QUILTING
FABRIC
& NOTIONS
Sept. 9, 2016
10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
NOON - 3:00 P.M.
Each shop will be offering:
A 20% DISCOUNT
OFF EACH SHOP’S FEATURED
SEWING OR KNITTING NOTION
with a sheet of instructions on how & when to use it
Franzen’s newly house on Theatre
Road. Take your sewing machine,
fabric to make a QOV quilt or a quilt
that you have started and any sewing
tools you will need. For more information and directions to Kay’s
house, call Ellen Weber at 728-3630.
The Scrappers Quilt Guild
meets on the third Tuesday of the
month at 6:30 p.m. in the Lion’s
Field House on Highway 67 in
Williams Bay. Take your show-andtell quilts. Visitors are always welcome.
If you have some quilting news to
share with quilters in the greater
Walworth County area, e-mail me at
kbeacon@char ter.net or send it to
P.O. Box 69, Williams Bay, WI
53191. Make sure you send it about
a month before the event and I will
try to get it into the next issue. .
FOOD • DEMOS • FUN • PRIZES
From Each Shop, Enter To Win:
A $50 Gift Certificate & a Fold Up Daylight LED Lamp
GRAND PRIZE: $350 Gift Certificate ($50 to spend
at each shop) & a $220 Daylight LED Floor Lamp
Just visit ALL seven shops & have your passport punched.
Turn your passport into the last shop you visit.
(bring address labels that include phone number and email for all the drawings)
Shops Included Are:
LOOSE THREADS
8005 N. State Road 26, Milton
608-868-7912
KARI’S SEW UNIQUE
12524 E. Cty. Rd. N, Whitewater
262-473-2049
WOODLAND QUILTS, LLC
147 W. Main St., Whitewater
262-473-2978
NEEDLES ‘N PINS
YARN SHOPPE
W9034 Cty. Rd. A, Delavan
608-883-9922
STUDIO S - YARN &
WEAVING
W8903 Cty. Road A
Delavan
608-883-2123
SAWDUST & STITCHES
13 S. Wisconsin Street
Elkhorn
262-723-1213
THE QUILT PATCH, LLC
W3352 Lower Hebron Rd.,
Fort Atkinson
262-593-8462
The Beacon
Plan ahead. Look through the calendar to
make advance reservations for events that
require them. Phone numbers are in area
code (262) unless otherwise indicated. For a
more complete listing of activities at area
businesses, log on to www.visitwalworth
county.com/events.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 10
Hispanic Heritage Fest, 12 – 5 p.m.,
Phoenix Park Bandshell, Washington and
Third streets, Delavan, to celebrate National
Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 - Oct.
15). Enjoy vendor booths, mariachi, folk
dancers, community speakers, authentic
Hispanic food, piñata for the kids and more.
The festival is free for all to attend.
East Troy Bluegrass Festival, 10 a.m. 6:30 p.m., on the square in East Troy. Check
easttroybluegrass.com for details.
Darien Corn Fest, West Park, Darien.
Live music, carnival rides, arts and crafts
vendors, softball and volleyball tournaments,
hammerschlagen competition, food vendors,
parade, tractor pulls, corn boil and fireworks.
Free sweet corn from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free
parking, free admission, free entertainment.
Details at dariendornfest.com.
Pig Roast to benefit Twin Oaks Shelter
for the Homeless, 3-6 p.m., Carvetti’s Grill
and Tap House, 642 W. Main St., Lake
Geneva. Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at
the door. Raffles, door prizes, music and
more. Tickets may be obtained online at
www.com munity-action.org or by calling
Beth Tallon at (608) 313-1319.
Taste of Lake Geneva, 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.,
Flat Iron Park, 201 Wrigley Dr., Lake
Geneva, will featre “the best fare in the Lake
Geneva area,” from barbecued ribs to tempting
desserts.
See
LakeGenevaDowntown.com/.
Music on the Course and Craft Beer
Festival, opens at 5 p.m., music from the
Oktoberfest Oompah Band from 6-10 p.m. at
the pavilion, Evergreen Golf Course, N6246
Highway 12, Elkhorn. Tickets are $8 in
advance or $10 at the door, which includes
three sampling tickets and a souvenir glass.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 11
Sharon Farmers Market, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.,
North Street, downtown Sharon by the railroad tracks. The event takes place every four
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Open Pleasure Horse Show, 10 a.m. - 6
p.m., West 20 Ranch and Saddle Co., W4812
Highway 20, East Troy. Check West20.com.
East Troy Bluegrass Festival, 10 a.m. 6:30 p.m., on the square in East Troy. Check
easttroybluegrass.com for details.
Darien Corn Fest, West Park, Darien.
Live music, carnival rides, arts and crafts
vendors, softball and volleyball tournaments,
hammerschlagen competition, food vendors,
parade, tractor pulls, corn boil and fireworks.
Free sweet corn from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Free
parking, free admission, free entertainment.
Details at dariendornfest.com.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 13
Walworth County Area Retired
Educators will feature a program by
WCAREA State Director, Chris Glock. The
program will follow a luncheon at Sperino’s
in Elkhorn at noon. Reservations and a payment of $14 is required and must be received
by Sept. 9. For more information call 7422693 or 742-2693.
Tuesdays @ 2 presents Unusual Eating
Implements. Artist and Collector Frank
Breneisen will share a unique display of
utensils used over time and in different cultures. Geneva Lake Museum, 255 Mill St.,
Lake Geneva. Call 248-6060 or log on to
www.genevalakemuseum.org.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 14
The Alzheimer’s Association will present
a program called “Memory Loss, Dementia
and Alzheimer’s Disease: The Basics” from
9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Delavan Community
Center, 820 E. Geneva Street, in Delavan.
The program will provide information that
everyone should know about memory loss
and how it affects a person’s life and family.
Participants will learn about memory loss,
dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, as well as
risk factors, research, treatments and steps to
a proper diagnosis. The program is being
offered at no charge and is open to members
of the community. Registration is required;
to register, contact Deborah Klement at (800)
272-3900, email or dklement @alz.org.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 17
Walk to End Alzheimer’s. On-site registration will begin at 8:30 a.m., with the walk
starting promptly at 10 a.m. Participants will
enjoy a scenic walk past historic mansions
around Geneva Lake, and all the festivities at
Library Park including a complimentary hot
dog lunch, entertainment by Petty Thieves,
team photos, and the Purple Clubhouse activity area featuring family activities, temporary
tattoos and a silly purple selfie station. The
opening ceremony will include a special
Promise Garden tribute to all those whose
lives have been affected by Alzheimer’s.
Participants can register, support another
walker and get information online at
www.alz.org/walk. For questions or assistance, call (800) 272-3900. Registration can
also be done the day of the walks, beginning
at 8:30 a.m. The Walk will begin at 10.
Puzzle Answers
JUMBLE ANSWERS
Cleft Mince Junior Maroon
Answer: What it costs to get hitched
THE “UNION” RATE
Kid’s Jumble
Pup Pens Puck Mind
Answer: When he found out he got
the job fixing flat tires, he was —
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Scarecrow Fest, 8:30 a.m. - 8 p.m.,
downtown Delavan. See article on page 21.
The Country Gentlemen Barbershop
Chorus will celebrate their 40th anniversary
when they present their annual singing show
entitled “This is Your Life” at 2 p.m. at
Badger High School, 220 East South Street,
Lake Geneva. The chorus and chorus quartets will sing songs that tell about the various
things that happened during the life of our
special guest. Also featured during the show
will be the internationally ranked and award
winning Barbershop Society quartet, After
Hours. Tickets can be ordered in advance
for $17 by calling John Park at (262) 7670706 or will be available at the door for $19.
Audiophilia plays rock, 5 p.m., Phoenix
Park Bandshell, 111 E. Wisconsin St.,
Delavan. Free. Take a lawn chair or blanket
to sit on.
Mike Stone and the Rockets, 6 p.m.,
Phoenix Park Bandshell, 111 E. Wisconsin
St., Delavan. Free. Take a lawn chair or blanket to sit on.
Darien Ballroom Dance, Darien Senior
Center (Darien Public Library - Level 1), 47
Park St., Darien. Dance from 7-10 p.m. (DJ
Music- Strict tempo). Everyone is invited,
including couples and singles. Casual dress
or dress to impress. Ice will be supplied for
those who take their own (non-alcoholic)
refreshments. Admission is $6 per person.
Unlimited free parking. For further info, call
728-5585, Ext. 2.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 18
Classical pianist MyungHee Chung, 3 –
4:30 p.m., Greenhill Center of the Arts, Light
Recital Hall, 800 W. Main St., UWWhitewater. The program will include
Brahms’ Six Piano Pieces, op. 118 and all six
of the Liszt, Paganini Etudes. General
Admission, $10; over 65, $9, students with
ID and those younger than 18, $3. Call (262)
472-2222 or log on to tickets.uww.edu.
MONDAY, SEPT. 19
Ladies Day Luncheon, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.,
Geneva National’s Grand Ballroom, 1221
Geneva National Ave., S., Lake Geneva. Join
the Geneva Lakes Women’s Association for
their 14th Annual Ladies Day Luncheon.
Wine Reception begins at 11 a.m., lunch will
be served at noon, and a living history portrayal featuring Leslie Goddard as Olympic
medalist and world class golf champion,
Babe Didrickson, will begin at 1. A cash bar
will be open, and a silent auction and 50/50
raffle will be held as well. Visit www.glwa.
net for details.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 20
The Life and Times of John Powers will
be the subject of this week’s Tuesdays @
Two, 2-3 p.m., Geneva Lake Museum, 255
Mill St., Lake Geneva. JaNelle Powers will
reflect on the remarkable career of her author
husband and their life together.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 23
Belfry Music Theatre’s annual fund raising dinner concert to support 2017 capital
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improvement projects. Dinner will be served
at 6:30 p.m. and the concert, featuring
Jaimee Paul and her husband, Leif Shires,
will begin at 7:30. Limited seating available.
Individual tickets are $75; reserved tables of
8 are $600. The Belfry Music Theatre is
located at 3601 Highway 67, just south of the
intersection with Highway 50. Enjoy an
evening of
engaging songs, like
“Summertime,” “Blue Skies,” “My Funny
Valentine,” “Fever” and “At Last.”
SATURDAY, SEPT. 24
Antique and Classic Boat Show, 10 a.m.
- 4 p.m., Abbey Resort Marina, Fontana.
Turkey Dinner, 4-7 p.m. at Triune
Lutheran Church of Sharon. Cost is $10 for
adults, $6 for children ages 6-12, youngsters
under 6 eat free. Carryouts and drive thru
will be available for $10. The Church is
located two miles South of Highway 14,
West of Walworth and north of Sharon on
County Road K. Phone (262) 882-4000.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 25
Antique and Classic Boat Show, 10 a.m.
- 3 p.m., Abbey Resort Marina, Fontana.
Classical concert by cellist Benjamin
Whitcomb and Pianist MyungHee Chung,
7:30 – 9 p.m., Greenhill Center of the Arts,
Light Recital Hall, UW-Whitewater, 800 W.
Main St., Whitewater. The duo will perform
their 100th concert together. On the program
will be two rarely heard sonatas for cello and
piano by Benjamin Britten and Erno Dohnanyi. The five-movement Britten sonata
shows the composer’s creativity, resourcefulness, and orchestral skills. The Dohnanyi is a
tremendously beautiful work, somewhat in
the style of Brahms. Call (262) 472-2222, or
log on to tickets.uww.edu for tickets, which
range from $3 to $5.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 27
Lakeland Audubon Society presents a
program on Wisconsin Bats by Jennifer
Redell of the Wisconsin Department of
Resources. See Live Bats.
~ ~ ~ Ongoing events ~ ~ ~
The Delavan Historical Society, 663 E.
Ann St., at the intersection with Seventh St.
(Highway 50), is open free to the public from
10 a.m. - 2 p.m. on Mondays and Saturdays.
Volunteer work day, fourth 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 at Peoples Bank,
837 N. Wisconsin St. Elkhorn. For info., call
Shirley Grant at 473-2214 or email
[email protected].
American Legion Auxiliary meeting, 7
p.m. on the second Monday of each month at
the Legion Hall on Second Street in Delavan.
The group raises money for scholarships and
to send gifts at Christmas time to the servicemen and women that are hospitalized
due to injuries while in combat.
Southern Lakes Masonic Lodge #12,
1007 S. 2nd St., Delavan. Stated meetings
are: July and Aug. fourth Monday only; Dec.,
second Monday only; all other months, second and fourth Mondays at 7 p.m.
Geneva Masonic Lodge #44, 335 Lake
Shore Dr., Lake Geneva. Regularly stated
meetings, second Tuesday, 7 p.m. 725-3062.
Ice Age Trail Alliance, monthly meeting,
third Tuesday of each month 7 p.m. at U.S.
Bank, Elkhorn. (Downstairs in the community meeting room, enter at the back door).
Bingo, second and fourth Thursday of
the month at the Delavan American Legion
hall, 111 S. 2nd St. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.,
a 15-game session begins at 6:30.
Progressive session follows. $1 face, progressive pot grows until it is won. $100 consolation prize.
Bingo, St. Andrew Parish in Delavan.
The games will be played on the first Friday
of the month, except July and August, with
doors opening at 6 p.m. and play starting at 7
p.m. For more information see www.standrews-delavan.org.
Civil Air Patrol, Walco Composite
Squadron, meets every Thursday from 6:30
to 8:30 p.m. at the Elkhorn National Guard
Armory, 401 East Fair St., Elkhorn. Visit
www.gocivilairpatrol.com/ or call Commander Ronald Sorenson, 751-0677.
Authors Echo Writers group meeting, 7
p.m., first and third Tuesday of every month,
Aurora Hospital, East entrance Burlington.
Call Frank Koneska at 534-6236.
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Sept. 9, 2016
Scarecrow Fest welcomes Autumn to downtown Delavan
Scarecrow Fest is a family-oriented
event that will showcase dressed and
decorated scarecrows throughout historic downtown Delavan and beyond
from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday,
Sept. 17.
Members of the public are invited to
walk around and see scarecrows
attached to light poles. All the scarecrows will be tagged and ballots will be
printed. The public will be invited to
choose their favorite scarecrows, and a
winner will be crowned. Downtown
Delavan will have “Scarecrows on
Parade” through the end of October, but
it’s best to get there as soon as possible,
before rainy weather modifys the creations.
Activities on September 17 will
include a quilt show, free petting zoo,
free pumpkin painting, children’s face
painting, live music by Cheryl Niemo
and the Down Home Boys, live music
by Audiophilia, live music by Mike
Stone and the Rockers, a craft fair and
flea market, sidewalk sales, a food, pie
and cake auction.
Attendees will be able to build their
own scarecrow and take it home with
them. The $10 fee includes supplies and
help to build a scarecrow. The Great
Delavan Duck Raffle also takes place
during Scarecrow Fest. Raffle tickets
are $2, or three for $5; they can be purchased at many downtown businesses,
including Bradley’s Department Store,
Lauren’s Antique & Art Centre, Lubick
Gallery, Gill Family Chiropractic, Brick
Street Market, Scene II, Del-Mart, and
Remember When. First prize is $200,
second is $100, third is $50, and there
will be lots more prizes to win thanks to
the local downtown businesses who
donated them.
All of the proceeds go toward beautifying downtown Delavan and community projects, such as the 2015 Walldog
Event, Scarecrow Fest, others.
The day of family fun and memories
will conclude with a concert by Mike
Stone and the Rockers at the Phoenix
Park Bandshell.
Schedule
Water Tower Park Activities: 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Craft Fair and Flea Market;
11:30 a.m. - noon, Dance Factory
Dancers; 12:30- 2:30 p.m. Music by
Cheryl Niemo & the Down Home Boys;
1 – 3 p.m. Free Pumpkin Painting; 3
p.m. pie and cake auction at Aram
Public Library; 10 a.m.- noon, Petting
Zoo by Gee Funny Farm in the green
space by the Post Office; 10 a.m. - 4
p.m., Activity Center for Kids by the
DAYS Foundation on the south corner
of Second and Walworth streets; 11 a.m.
- 1:30 p.m., build a scarecrow and take It
home; 2:30 p.m. Duck Raffle.
All-day activities will include a quilt
show throughout downtown. Vote for
your favorite; sales and sidewalk sales
by Delavan merchants; Walldog mural
walking tour.
Scarecrows will be “On Parade”
throughout historic downtown Delavan
through early October.
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Yerkes Observatory, 373 W. Geneva St.,
Williams Bay. The observatory offers free
45-minute tours, Saturdays, 10 a.m., 11 a.m.
and noon. Visitors may also view the Quester
Museum, which covers some of the observatory’s history. For more information, call
245-5555 or e-mail [email protected]
go.edu.
Cards and games, Mondays and
Wednesdays 1 – 4 p.m. Darien Senior Center,
47 Park St., Darien. Call 882-3774.
Senior Card Club, every Thursday 11
a.m .- 3 p.m., Matheson Memorial Library
Community Room, Elkhorn. Bridge, 500,
and other games. Everyone welcome.
Bridge - every Tuesday, 12:30-3:30 p.m.,
Lake Geneva City Hall kitchen. Call 2483536 for more information.
Duplicate bridge, first and third Tuesday
at 7 p.m., The Highlands at Geneva Crossing,
721 S. Curtis St., Lake Geneva. Call Mary or
Dick Koehler at 248-4632.
~ ~ ~ Farmers Markets ~ ~ ~
Geneva Outdoor Market, farmers and
artisans, Saturdays, 8 a.m. - noon through
Oct. 29. N3252 Co. Road H, at the intersection with NN. Vendors wanted. Call Debra at
(262) 215-6139.
Delavan – Fresh Market, 3-7 p.m.
Thursdays from June through October,
Tower Park downtown.
East Troy, Village Square, Thursdays 4-7
p.m., through September.
Lake Geneva, 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.,
Horticultural Hall, 330 Broad St., Thursdays
through Oct 27.
Burlington, Northwind Perennial Farm,
7047 Hospital Road, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Fridays
through Sept. 16
Elkhorn – Saturdays 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.,
Elkhorn Town Square, North Wiscocnsin St.
Whitewater – Fridays, 8 a.m. till sold
out, Winchester True Value parking lot, 1415
W. Main St.
Farmers & Artisans M arket, Sat. 8 a.m. noon, through Oct. 29. Highways H & NN
(formerly food pantry), N2352 Co. Road H.
~ HEALTH AND FITNESS ~
Mercy Walworth Grief Support Group
provides comfort, guidance and stability in
times of loss. Experts in the field of grief
counseling provide their expertise and compassion when healing is needed. The group
meets on the third Tuesday of every month, 6
p.m. in the lower level conference room A at
Mercy Walworth Hospital and Medical
Center, highways 50 and 67 in the Town of
Geneva. For more information or to reserve a
spot in the next meeting, call (888) 3963729.
Mercy Walworth’s Stroke Support Group
provides compassionate and understanding
care for those who have experienced a stroke
as well as their caregivers. The group meets
on the second Tuesday of every month at 2
p.m. in the lower level community education
rooms at Mercy Walworth Hospital and
Medical Center, corner of highways 50 and
67.
Cancer Support Group meets in the
church at Chapel on the Hill, 4 miles west of
Lake Geneva on Highway 50, the third
Friday of the month at 3 p.m. For more information, or to receive answers to questions,
call Lou Kowbel at (847) 922-5461.
Alcoholics Anonymous Walworth
County Hotline is 723-1224. Their website is
www.area75.org. Call or check online to get
information about meetings in your area.
Alanon self help program, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesdays, VIP building, 816 E. Geneva St.,
across from Elkhorn High School in Elkhorn.
Mindfulness and Loving kindness
Meditation each Thursday, 7-8 p.m. at
Matheson Memorial Library Community
Center Room, 101 N. Wisconsin St. in
Elkhorn. Beginners and experienced practitioners are always welcome. No registration
is necessary, just drop in. Meditation is practice for being more awake and attentive in
our daily lives. Sponsored by Wisconsin
Blue Lotus, a meditation group led by
Buddhist nun Vimala (Judy Franklin). For
more information, call 203-0120, or visit
www.bluelotustemple.org.
Diabetes Support Group, Tuesdays Aug.
11 and Sept. 8, 6-7 p.m. on lower level of
Aurora Lakeland Medical Center, Highway
NN, Elkhorn. This group is for adults with
insulin or non-insulin dependent diabetes
and their family/support person. The purpose
is to provide support and education to the
person with diabetes to help manage this
chronic disease. The group is facilitated by a
registered nurse. Call the diabetic educator at
741-2821 for further information.
Breast Cancer Support Group meets the
first Wednesday of the month at 4 p.m. at
Aurora Lakeland Medical Center, Highway
NN, Elkhorn. The group addresses the fears
and adjustments faced by women with breast
cancer. It encourages participants to develop
a positive attitude about the future and discuss common concerns after being treated for
breast cancer. Contact Leann Kuhlemeyer at
741-2677 for more information.
Stroke Support Group provides emotional support through opportunities to interact
with others who have experienced stroke.
Informational programs will also be provided on topics related to stroke/brain attack.
The group welcomes individuals newly diagnosed and those with a history of stroke.
Family, friends and caregivers are also
encouraged to join. The group meets the third
Monday of every month from 1-2 p.m. at
Aurora Lakeland Medical Center, lower level
conference room. Call Pat Positano at 7412402 for further information.
Walworth County Public Health immunization walk-in clinics, the second
Tuesday from 3-6 p.m. and fourth Tuesday
from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at W4051 County Road
NN, Elkhorn. Immunizations available for
uninsured children or children on Medicaid.
Some adult vaccines are available at competitive cost. To check availability of vaccine or
to make an appointment, call Bill FitzGerald
Fleck, RN 741-3133.
Narconon reminds families that abuse of
addictive pharmaceutical drugs is on the rise.
Learn to recognize the signs of drug abuse
and get your loved ones help if they are at
risk. Call Narconon for a free brochure on the
signs of addiction for all types of drugs.
Narconon also offers free screenings and
referrals. Call 800-431-1754 or Prescriptionabuse.org. Narconon can help you take steps
to overcome addiction in your family. Call
today for free screenings or referrals. 800431-1754.
Narcotics Anonymous meetings in the
southern lakes area. Call (877) 434-4346
(toll free) for times and locations.
Lake Geneva Alzheimer’s support group,
6:30 p.m., third Wednesday of the month.
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Alzheimer's/Dementia support group,
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Town Bank Community Center located at
826 E. Geneva Street in Delavan. Call Bob
Holland at (262) 472-0958 or Arlene
Torrenga at 728-6393 with questions.
Alzheimer’s Support Group, first
Thursday of the month, 1:30 p.m., Hearthstone/Fairhaven, 426 W. North Street,
Whitewater. Facilitators: Janet Hardt, Pam
Hatfield, 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, (414) 4695530.
NAMI, The National Alliance on Mental
Illness Support Group, first and third
Wednesday from 6-7 p.m. at Matheson
Memorial Library in Elkhorn. There is a support group for loved ones on the third
Wednesday of the month from 6-7 p.m., followed by by a program with a guest speaker
from 7 - 8 p.m. Call Dan or Jean at 459-2439
for more information.
Huntington's Disease Support Group for
anyone affected by Huntington’s Disease
meets the third Saturday of the month at
Froedtert Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave.,
Milwaukee, lobby level, North Tower Room
2209, from 10:30 a.m.-noon. For more information contact Jean Morack (414) 257-9499
or visit www.hdsawi.org.
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.Fam
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Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS),
weigh-in Tuesdays 8-9 a.m. with meeting
from 9-10, Community Center, 820 E
Geneva St., Delavan. Encourages nutrition
and exercise with a positive attitude. Guests
are welcome, no weekly meeting fee.
Contact Debbie Keizer, 728-4317.
T.O.P.S. (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly)
Tuesdays 9:15 - 10:30 a.m., Community
Center, U.S. Bank, 101 E. Walworth St.,
Elkhorn. Call 723-3791 with questions.
T.O.P.S. (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly)
meets Tuesdays, 1:30-2:15 p.m., Immanuel
Church of Christ, 111 Fremont St.,
Walworth. Group support with self help,
good times. Information: 275-8071.
~ ART, LITERATURE THEATER, MUSIC ~
Legendary Milwaukee Keyboardist Al
White, Sunday, Sept. 18, 4-8 p.m., Ye Olde
Hotel, Lyons. No cover. (262) 763-2701.
Pianist Rex Wilkinson, Wednesday and
Sunday nights 6:30-10 p.m. at Mars Resort
on Lake Como’s south shore.
Scott Thomas, karaoke, Fridays from 9
p.m. - 1 a.m., Lookout Room, Lake Lawn
Sept. 9, 2016 —23
Resort, Highway 50, Delavan
Live Music Fridays 9 p.m. to midnight,
Champs Sports Bar & Grill, 747 W Main St.,
Lake Geneva. No cover charge. Call 2486008,
or
log
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to
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Karaoke, Saturdays 9 p.m. - close (usually 2 a.m.), Snug Harbor Lakefront
Campground Pub and Restaurant, Highway
A and P (not the food store) Richmond, Wis.
Call (608) 883-6999 or log on to
www.snughar borwi.com for details.
Pianist Tom Stanfield, Thursdays 6-8
p.m. in the music parlor of The Baker House,
327 Wrigley Dr., Lake Geneva.
Live music by Carolyn Wehner, Fridays
6-8 p.m. in the parlor of The Baker House,
327 Wrigley Dr., Lake Geneva.
Brian Fictum, That Sax Guy, from 6-9
p.m. on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Thursdays of the
month, and Acoustic guitar with vocals on
the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month at
B.J. Wentkers, 230 Milwaukee Ave., Burlington.
Dan Trudell’s Contemporary Jazz Trio,
Fridays and Saturdays from 5-8 p.m., Lobby
Lounge, Grand Geneva Resort. Trudell also
plays piano every Monday from 5-8 p.m.
The Good Earth Church of the Divine
and Michael Fields Agricultural Institute will
host an exhibit of acrylic and mixed media
compositions by 92-year-old artist Leo
“Nello” Rotelli. The exhibit, “Forever
Young: Sacred Summer,” will be on display
in the big brown barn at the Institute, W2493
Co. Rd. ES, East Troy through September 16
and is open to the public from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m
and Sunday mornings by appointment. All
proceeds from sales of artwork go directly to
the artist.
American
Impressionist
Exhibit,
Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.,
Thompson Art Gallery, N1381 Highway 14,
Walworth. Thompson Art Gallery is featuring an exhibit of oil paintings by the late
Richard Earl Thompson an American
Impressionist painter. Fine art photographer
Bruce Thompson will have his beautiful
large-scale photographs of the Lake Geneva
area on display as well and available for purchase. Call 275-8089 or log on to www.gene
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Million Dollar Quartet, through Oct. 30
at the Fireside Dinner Theater in Fort
Atkinson. The Tony Award Winning musical,
Million Dollar Quartet is set on December 4,
1956, when an extraordinary twist of fate
brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl
Perkins and Elvis Presley together at Sun
Records in Memphis for what would be one
of the greatest jam sessions ever. The show
brings that legendary December night to life
with an irresistible tale of broken promises,
secrets, betrayal and celebrations that is both
poignant and funny. Relive the era with the
smash-hit sensation featuring an incredible
score of rock ‘n’ roll, gospel, R&B and country hits, performed live onstage by worldclass actors and musicians. Showcased hit
songs include: “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Fever,”
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24 — The Beacon
Sept. 9, 2016
The Word Detective
By Evan Morris
his notion of what is in the mind and
what is out of it.” 1885).
With “cosmos” having this connotation of “order,” it’s not surprising that
the related Greek verb, “kosmein,”
meant “to put in order, to arrange properly,” whether the object was an effective army, an efficient government, or
the proper arrangement of one’s clothes.
Thus the 17th century saw the appearance in English of “cosmetic” as a noun
and adjective in English meaning
“[something] having the power to beautify one’s appearance,” especially one’s
complexion (“When her face is
smoothed ... by a thousand cosmetic
slops and washes.” Cervantes, Don
Quixote, 1755). By the 1920s, we were
speaking of “cosmetic surgery” (originally for those wounded in war), and by
1955 “cosmetic” had taken on the meaning common today of “intended to merely improve the appearance of something,” as opposed to fundamentally
changing it (“These lights cast a cosmetic and indulgent glow over the depredations that took place beneath them.”
1977).
Of course, cosmetic procedures
don’t apply themselves to customers, so
in 1853 we borrowed the term “cosmetologie” from the French and, voila, the
profession of “cosmetology,” the art,
science and business of maximizing
physical beauty (especially facial)
appeared in English.
my TV, for which I blame Honey Boo
Boo. Seriously, you reach a point when
you realize the only thing you can bear
to watch is reruns of House Hunters
even though you know the whole thing
is pure lies. What else is there?
American Hoggers? Shipping Wars?
Newsroom? Please.
Onward. “Pulling someone’s leg” is
a venerable idiom meaning to tell someone a tall tale as a prank or gentle hoax,
or otherwise to “put one over” on someone as a good-natured joke (“The
Chinese giant once told me he had half a
dozen wives at home, but I think he was
pulling my leg,” 1883).
The phrase first appeared in print in
the early 19th century (“I really think
Father, in a covert way, really pulls his
leg. I know he thinks little of his talent
and less of his manners,” 1821), but it’s
unclear whether it originated in Britain or
the US. “To pull someone’s leg” has also
been used, since the 1880s, to mean “to
ask a person for something, especially
money” (“He pulled Pickles’ leg ‘Till his
victim did beg But ... he needed the
money,” 1908). But this usage never
attained the near-universal popularity of
the “pull a friendly hoax” sense.
The popularity of “pull one’s leg” is
indeed truly remarkable; almost everyone
fluent in English, it seems, knows and
Dear Word Detective: What is the
origin of the phrase “Pulling my leg”?
Fred Baer
This was one of the first questions I
answered when I started writing this column, right after Bill Clinton was elected
the first time. And here we are in another election year. Boy howdy, this is
exciting. Almost makes me sorry I shot
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understands the
p h r a s e .
Unfortunately (here it comes), no one has
even a serious clue as to where it came
from. There are theories, of course, but
they range from the unlikely to the uninspiring. At the unlikely end of the spectrum, one theory traces the phrase to public hangings “way back when.” The
friends of the condemned, it is said,
would pull on his legs to speed the
process and expedite a painless demise.
Not only is there no historical record of
this practice, but to say that it does not
“fit” with subsequent use of the phrase to
mean “friendly joke” is a profound
understatement.
A more plausible theory suggests that
the phrase refers to tripping another person either literally, as a physical joke, or
metaphorically, by making the victim look
gullible and silly. This theory matches the
sense of the phrase and may actually be
true, but it raises the question of why the
leg of the victim is said to be “pulled.”
Another theory along the same lines
traces the phrase to street thieves tripping their victims in order to temporarily incapacitate them. This theory shares
the weaknesses of the previous one and
adds a complete mismatch to the “joke”
sense of the phrase.
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Dear Word Detective: Where do the
words “cosmetics” and “cosmetology”
come from? — Kylie.
That’s an interesting question in its
own right, but it also presents a rare
opportunity to discuss mascara and Carl
Sagan in the same column. Oh sure, I
could throw “billions and billions” into a
piece about just about any word, but
that’s cheating (not to mention the fact
that he never actually said it on his TV
show). But there is a real, if tangential,
connection between the late, and sorely
missed, Dr. Sagan and “cosmetics.”
In the beginning was the Greek word
“kosmos,” which had a range of meanings. In its most basic sense it meant
simply “order, arrangement.” It was first
used to mean “the world” and “the universe” by the Ancient Greek philosopher, mathematician and scientist Pythagoras. The Latinized form “cosmos”
came into wide use in English in the
19th century, and eventually was used as
the title of Dr. Sagan’s excellent TV
series in 1980. “Cosmo,” a prefix
formed from “cosmos” that first
appeared in the 17th century with the
general sense of “in or regarding the universe,” took on an odd political role in
the US/USSR “Space Race” that began
in the mid-20th century. While personnel on US spacecraft were called “astronauts” (coined in 1929 from the Greek
meaning “star sailors”), their Soviet
counterparts were known as “cosmonauts.” Woe to the journalist on either
side who elided that distinction.
Another, more figurative use of
“cosmos,” beginning in the 19th century,
was to mean “an orderly system,” especially of ideas or concepts, roughly
equivalent to “the experience of consciousness” (“The confusion which
reigns in his [man’s] cosmos extends to
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Trans p o rt at i o n
2017 Ford Escape gets better tech but worse fuel economy
By Robert Duffer
Chicago Tribune
The refreshed 2017 Ford Escape
comes with a smarter engine, advanced
safety features, and a new(ish) infotainment system.
Escape is Ford’s second-best seller,
behind the U.S. sales king known as the
F-150. It trails the Honda CR-V and
Toyota RAV4 among crossovers,
America’s largest segment.
On the outside, the athletic-looking
Escape shares the same trapezoidal
grille as the redesigned 2015 Ford Edge
crossover; the headlights are a bit sharper, the side vents more rectangular, and
it's slightly wider.
On the inside the tall ride height and
forward visibility – two of the most
important things driving buyers to
crossovers – are exceptional.
Our loaded test model in top-of-theline Titanium trim came with the smallest of three available four-cylinder
engines. The 1.5-liter EcoBoost engine
is inexplicably less fuel efficient than its
1.6-liter predecessor despite automatic
start-stop technology, which shuts off
the engine at stops of more than three
seconds. It gets the same 23 mpg around
town, but drops from 32 mpg on the
highway to 30 mpg.
There is little advantage to the 1.5liter as far as we can tell. For an additional $1,295 the 2-liter EcoBoost fourcylinder provides the most torque in this
class, according to Car and Driver, while
sacrificing only 1 mpg across the board.
Improved fuel economy is conceivably why a buyer would opt for the
smallest engine instead of the punchier
2-liter turbo four or the base 2.5-liter. It
gets a respectable 26 mpg combined on
paper, but we averaged 24 mpg in mixed
driving. Turbocharged engines work
against fuel efficiency for lead-footers
more so than naturally aspirated engines,
but we weren't aware of being overly
heavy on the throttle. Perhaps we needed a feather touch.
Ford said the downgrade was due to
changes in EPA testing, but we have
been unable to corroborate the nature of
Jim Peck
The 2017 Ford Escape in Titanium trim and Lightning Blue coat starts at
$29,100.
(Robert Duffer/Chicago Tribune/TNS)
Storage space in the Escape is smart, with clever pockets and depressions to
stow everything from a purse in the door to two phones under the center stack.
those changes. Our speculation is that
Ford had to revise it as part of its internal fuel economy audit in 2014 that
resulted in downgraded mpg figures for
its hybrid and subcompact vehicles.
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The Mazda CX-5, Honda CR-V and
Toyota RAV-4 hybrid all do better.
Handling and steering is spry enough
to feel more like a hatchback than a
minivan.
On the inside the cabin is snug but
the storage space is smart, with clever
pockets and depressions to stow everything from a purse in the door to two
phones under the center stack. The
clunky parking brake has been replaced
with an electronic button, the gear
shifter has been moved closer to the
driver for better access to the climate
control buttons, a perfect and obvious
blend of buttons and dials.
All the newfangled driver assist systems, from adaptive cruise control to
lane keeping assist, work really well
without being obnoxious in their warnings or unclear in their intent. Drivers
will know within a few rides what that
the car is doing and why.
The biggest technological change
happened for the 2016 model, when the
much anticipated Sync3 infotainment
system replaced the much ballyhooed
Sync predecessor.
The eight-inch touch screen is still a
reach for drivers who don't like to steer
with their teeth, and it’s in a deep recess
clad on all sides by the hard black molding and softer black dash material of the
Titanium trim. It's hooded with a black
lid that also has one of those CD player
things, and is flanked by vents and
underscored by the odd tuner pad and
volume dial. We affectionately called it
Dark Helmet, the Vadery villain from
“Spaceballs.”
The home screen button has moved
to the top left corner of the screen, and
when pressed will turn up a display that
splits the screen into half for the map on
one side and audio and vehicle info on
the other. The display is bright, large,
easy to read, and the split quadrants that
maligned Sync are no more. Inexplicably, the menu buttons remain on the
bottom. If you have nails or short stubby
fingers, you’ll have to use a thumb.
While there are redundant steering
controls for audio functions, Ford misses an opportunity with the vehicle information display in the center of the
instrument cluster. It shows trip odometers and vehicle health, as expected, but
most automakers are doubling down on
the redundant steering controls and info
display so you don't even have to use the
touch screen. Hyundai, Kia, GM, and
FCA have more layered systems that
take longer to get used to, but let you
keep your hands on the wheel. These
infotainment systems are superior to
Sync3, as is Mazda’s control knob in the
center console.
The advantage to Sync3 is the excellent voice commands. You can zoom in
and out on the map using voice controls,
as well as send and hear text messages
via Siri for Apple CarPlay. A quiet cabin
provides plenty of fidelity and connectivity without ever needing to reach for
the phone.
Overall Sync3 is an improvement
but still a disappointment.
2017 Ford Escape Titanium
Vehicle type: Compact crossover
Base price: $23,600 in base S trim
As tested: $33,980 (excluding $895
delivery)
Mpg: 23 city, 30 highway
Engine: 1.5-liter turbo four-cylinder
Transmission: Six-speed automatic
in front-wheel drive
Parting shot: Overall package
improves but competitors top Sync3 and
EcoBoost
Robert Duffer is the editor of the
Chicago’s Tribune’s auto section.
Readers may contact him at Chicago
Tribune, 435 N. Michigan Ave., Fifth
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traced to Israel where they
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lamp post how it feels
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animals.”
Isaac Bashevis Singer
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taste.”
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“The income tax has
made more liars out of the
American people than golf
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Will Rogers
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owes ecology an apology.”
A lan Eddison
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of democracy and peace,
and what did they produce? The cuckoo clock.”
Orson Welles
“She doesn’t understand the concept of
Roman numerals. She
thought we just fought
World War Eleven.
Joan Rivers
“The amount of sleep
required by the average
person is about five minutes more.”
Max Kauffmann
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heating.”
Jack Sharkey
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glass houses have to
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missionary in the White
House back yard come
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“Retirement
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much jollier than the people who have to wait for
them.”
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Jersey.” Erma Bombeck
“At six I was left an
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six-year-old supposed to
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the main, just about as
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A butcher burst into an
attorney’s
office
and
demanded, “If a dog steals a
piece of meat from my shop,
is the owner liable?”
“Certainly,” replied the
lawyer.
“Very well,” said the
butcher, “your dog took half
a roast that was worth $25.”
“Very well,” he returned
smoothly. “Then if you give
me the other half it will
cover my fee.”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
“Have you ever appeared
as a witness before?” a
judged asked.
“Yes, your honor.”
“In what suit?”
“My blue serge.”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
A doctor had an inveterate punster as one of his
patients. One day he was
late in making his hospital
rounds and explained to the
incorrigible humorist that
he had stopped to attend a
man who had fallen down a
well.
Groaning in agony, the
patient
mustered
the
strength to raise himself on
one elbow and murmured,
“Did he kick the bucket,
doctor?”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
The great heavyweight
boxing champion John L.
Sullivan was asked why he
had never taken up giving
boxing lessons.
“Well, son, I tried it
once,” he replied. “A husky
young man took one lesson
from me and went home a
little the worse for wear.
When he came around the
the second lesson, he said,
“Mr. Sullivan, it was my
idea to learn enough about
boxing from you to be able
to lick a certain young man
that I’ve got it in for. But
I’ve changed my mind. If
it’s all the same to you, I’ll
send this young fellow
down here to take the rest
of my lessons for me.”
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“Say, Captain,” I’m seasick,” said a passenger.
“How far it is to land?”
“About three miles.”
“Which way?”
“Straight down.”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
A teenager came home
looking a little the worse
for wear.
“I had a quarrel with
Bobby,” he told his father.
“I would have beaten him
black and blue if I hadn’t
been prevented.”
“Who prevented you?”
asked his father.
“Bobby.”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
A sign on a Scottish golf
course read as follows:
“Members will refrain from
picking up lost balls until
they have stopped rolling.”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
O’Leary’s wife woke in
the middle of the night to
hear him stealthily moving
things about in the kitchen.
“What might ye be
lookin’ for, darlin’?” she
asked.
“Nothin’,” he replied.
“Nothin’ a’tall.”
“Oh,” said his wife,
helpfully. “In that case ye’ll
find it in the bottle where
the whiskey used to be.”
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“Now, Tommy,” said a
mother to her little boy,
“you can’t have the hammer to play with; you’ll hit
your fingers.”
“No I won’t, mommy,”
said the lad. “Doris is going
to hold the nails.”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
“It’s strange that Alice
should invite that horrid
woman to her wedding,”
said a guest. “She has such
a disagreeable past.”
“Yes, my dear,” said her
seat-mate, “but she’s rich
enough to furnish a very
agreeable present.”
☺ ☺ ☺ ☺
A woman saw the neighbor lady mowing the lawn.
She asked if her husband,
Amos, was still taking life
easy.
“Amos has only two
regrets in life,” she replied.
“One is that he has to wake
up to eat and the other is
that he has to quit eating to
sleep.”
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“For the last time, Mary,
are you coming?” a husband shouted up the stairs.
“Haven’t I been telling
you for the past hour that
I’ll be down in a minute!?”
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“Why
isn’t
dinner
ready?” demanded the irate
husband.
“I’ve been downtown
shopping all afternoon and I
just couldn’t get home in
time,” replied his wife.
“Huh!” he grunted.
“Like all women – looking
for something for nothing, I
suppose.”
“That’s right,” she said.
“I was trying to get you a
birthday present.”
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“I’m afraid I was outspoken at the Women’s Club
meeting today,” remarked
Mrs. Grabowski.
“No kidding,” said her
husband. “Who outspoke
you?”
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“My wife ran away with
my best friend,” a man told
a co-worker.
“Was he good looking?”
asked the other.
“I don’t know,” he replied.
“I never met the man.”
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A doctor answered the
phone. A man with a meek
voice said, “This is Mr.
Henpeck, doctor. My wife
just dislocated her jaw. If
you’re out this way next
week or the week after, you
might drop in and see her.”
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A pair of newlyweds had
arrived at their home airport. As they were deplaning, the wife said to the husband, “John, dear, let’s try
to make people think we’ve
been married for a long
time.”
All right, honey,” he
replied. “You carry the luggage.”
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Crossword Clues
Across
1 Gear tooth
4 Scotch whisky brand
9 Apples, e.g.
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15 “Inside the NBA” analyst Shaq
16 Scary bacteria
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23 Robber, to cops
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67 Tricky road curves
68 Roast host, and a hint to the answers
to starred clues
69 Wild blue yonder
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♠
♥
Bridge
Goren on Bridge with Bob Jones
NORTH
♠ A, Q, J, 7
❤ Q, 9, 8
♦
A, K, Q, 10
♣ J, 2
EAST
♠ K, 8, 4
❤ A, 10, 4, 2
♦ 7, 2
♣ Q, 9, 8, 3
SOUTH
♠
10, 6, 5, 3, 2
❤
K, 7, 5, 3
♦
6, 4
♣
A, 6
The bidding:
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Pass
4♠
Pass
Pass
♦
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WEST
♠ 9
❤ J, 6
♦ J, 9, 8, 5, 3
♣ K, 10, 7, 5, 4
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2 Cries of discovery
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28 Was wearing
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35 Use, as influence
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44 These, in Nice
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52 Bit of mockery
53 Andean stew tubers
54 Buxom one-named supermodel
55 What the buffalo do, in song
57 Disposable diapers brand
58 “CHiPs” star Estrada
59 Time at a motel
62 Non-Rx
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SOUTH
1♠
Pass
WEST
Pass
Pass
Opening lead : 5 of ♣
Esther was tickled to be playing with
Fred again. He had been quite pleased with
her play lately and she was looking forward
to another game.
♣
She was trying to calm herself as Fred
put down the dummy - jumping around like
that made her nervous. It was so ... abrupt.
The opening club lead went to the jack,
queen and ace. Esther routinely led a low
trump at trick two, intending to take the
finesse, when she had a small panic attack.
“Oh dear,” she thought. “I think I should
have discarded my club loser on the diamonds before drawing trumps. Maybe it’s
not too late.”
Instead of finessing, Esther rose with the
ace of spades and began cashing dummy’s
high diamonds. She was disappointed when
East ruffed the third round with the trump
eight before she could discard her little club.
She over-ruffed and exited with her last club,
which was now an unavoidable loser.
To Esther's delight and surprise, neither
defender could win this trick to their advantage. Should West win, the best he could do
was lead the jack of diamonds. Esther would
ruff this and lead a trump, end-playing East,
who would have to yield a ruff-sluff or play
a heart away from his ace. East, in fact won
the club trick, but he was end-played immediately. He could cash his high trump, but
then had to either break the heart suit or give
a ruff-sluff.
“Well done, Esther. That was a beauty,”
said Fred.
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The Word Detective
So the origin and logic of “pulling
someone’s leg” is, and at this point may
well remain, a mystery. The good news
is that the Brits have developed a comeback useful for those times when you’re
pretty sure that someone is “pulling your
leg.” The rejoinder “Pull the other one,”
often in the elaborated form “Pull the
other one, it’s got bells on it,” first
showed up in print in 1966. It’s a snappy
way to say, “I know you’re putting me
on and I’m not fooled, so try again”
(“‘Believe it or not, neither Farrell nor I
has the slightest interest in the gold...’
‘Pull the other one!’ said Nelson derisively,” 1973).
Dear Word Detective: I just read
your article about “lukewarm” and you
gave “tepid” as one of the synonyms (or
actually the Oxford English Dictionary
did). I’ve used that word since I first
heard it from The Naked Chef, where
Jamie Oliver was making bread and said
that one needs a pint of tepid water. I
find it a very nice word, but don’t know
where it came from. — Topi Linkala.
“Tepid” is a nice word, isn’t it? It’s
not threatening like “icy” or “piping,” let
alone scary like “scalding” or “boiling”
or “sizzling.” Maybe it’s because I have
poor eye-hand coordination, but I prefer
to stick to food that can’t actually,
y’know, hurt me. And I’d prefer that my
obituary not include the words “bizarre
fajita accident.” So “tepid,” meaning
“moderately warm,” is, as Goldilocks
found, “just right.”
The Oxford English Dictionary
(OED) does indeed employ “tepid” in its
definition of “lukewarm,” and, logically,
lists “lukewarm” as a direct synonym in
its definition of “tepid.” The two words
are, in fact, nearly identical in meaning,
with the only shade of difference in
usage being that “tepid” is more often
applied to liquids than to solids (“Let the
Water stand in the Sun till it grow tepid,”
1691).
As I explained in that column last
year, “lukewarm” represents a combination of “warm” with the somewhat older
English adjective “luke” (or “lew”),
which itself meant “warm” (meaning
that
“lukewarm”
etymologically
amounts to a redundant “warm-warm”).
“Luke” came from the Old English word
“hleowe,” which meant, amazingly,
“warm,” and which in turn seemed to be
rooted in an Indo-European root word
that meant “weakly warm.” Yes, folks,
it’s “warm” all the way down.
I wish that “tepid” had a more interesting history than “lukewarm,” but it is,
if anything, even more boring. “Tepid”
comes directly from the Latin “tepidus,”
meaning (I can’t stand it) “lukewarm,”
which was a form of the Latin verb
“tepere,” meaning “to cover in purple
polka dots.” Sorry. It really just meant
“to be warm.”
Sept. 9, 2016 —31
“Tepid” first appeared in English in
the early 15th century in its literal sense
of “slightly warm,” not long after “lukewarm” appeared in the late 14th century
meaning the same darn thing. Both
words, however, became infinitely more
useful shortly after their appearance
when they both developed figurative
uses. Unfortunately, the figurative sense
of the two words are, quelle surprise,
largely identical.
By 1522, “lukewarm” was being
applied to people who were thought to
have few strong feelings, passions or
interests. To be “lukewarm” on a subject
was to be indifferent or apathetic about it
(“Some, that called him the lukewarme
Doctour, and likened him to milke from
the Cowe,” 1593). Similarly, by 1513,
“tepid” was used as a label for people
who seemed to lack any real interest or
conviction in much of anything (“Some
tepid little man, vain and sensitive — the
kind of man who broods,” Agatha
Christie, 1941).
© Evan Morris
32 — The Beacon
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Sept. 9, 2016
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Fontana, WI
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SEPTEMBER 18
AT
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