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Former Lake Geneva resident subject of Masterpiece TV series
By Dennis West
On Sunday, March 31, PBS
Masterpiece Classic will begin an 8-part
series called “Mr. Selfridge,” about the
American department store magnate
who moved to England and founded the
famous establishment that still bears his
name.
A list of the families who owned
property on the shores of Geneva Lake
at the turn of the 19th century reads like
a Who’s Who of American industry and
commerce. Names like Armour, Swift,
Leiter, Fairbank, Harris, Chapin and
Wrigley are recognizable by many
Midwesterners, especially Chicagoans.
Another name, which is perhaps
more famous in Europe today than the
United States, was Harry Gordon
Selfridge, who built and owned Harrose
Hall on the lake’s south shore from 1899
to 1922. It was during this time that he
resigned as general manager of
Chicago’s Marshall Field & Company
and founded Selfridge’s, which quickly
became England’s premier department
store.
Selfridge was born in Ripon, Wis.,
on Jan. 11, 1858. His father, a storekeeper, died shortly afterward. The widow
Selfridge obtained a teaching job in
Jackson, Mich., and the two moved there
shortly before the Civil War began.
One source says Selfridge attended
school only through the fifth grade.
Another says he finished high school
and wanted to attend the United States
Military Academy at West Point, but he
was too short. He settled instead for a
job as a dry goods store clerk in Jackson
at $1.50 a week. He later became a bank
clerk at a salary of $20 a month.
In 1879, when Selfridge was 21, he
secured a letter of recommendation from
Jackson businessman Lawrence Field to
his cousin, Marshall Field, then a partner
in Field & Leiter Dry Goods in Chicago.
Based on his cousin’s glowing recommendation, Marshall Field gave
Selfridge a job as a clerk in the wholesale division of the company at $10 a
week.
Within a year the ambitious young
man had been promoted to salesman,
first behind the counter and then traveling to retail establishments throughout
the state.
During this period, Selfridge augmented his education by constantly
reading newspapers and books, especially those about merchants and merchandising.
In 1883, when he was offered a better job in the wholesale house, he asked
to be transferred to the retail store where
he thought he could put his ideas about
merchandising into effect.
When his supervisor refused to listen
to his ideas, Harry took them directly to
Marshall Field. The great man told
Selfridge’s boss to let him try them, on
the theory that if they worked the store
would make more money; if they didn’t,
it would prove the young man wrong
and end the dispute. And work they did.
Until 1883, the store had only five
telephones. Selfridge tripled that number immediately and had a switchboard
installed to route calls to every department. He inaugurated an “annual sale”
on the theory that it was the best way to
clear shelves for new merchandise. He
ripped out high shelving and displayed
piece goods on tables in the center of the
aisles so customers could see and examine them more closely. The hands-on
involvement resulted in huge sales
increases.
The basement of the store had been a
repository of odds and ends that were
marked down when they didn’t sell. In
1885, Selfridge greatly expanded the
new department and opened it to bargain
hunters. In so doing, he originated the
“bargain basement” that brought thousands of less-well-to-do shoppers into
Field’s who would never have thought to
shop there because they couldn’t afford
it. Many, as their financial circumstances improved with the growth of
Chicago, moved from the basement to
other floors of the ever-expanding retail
emporium. The bargain basement, which
went through a number of name
changes, finally became known as the
budget Center and grossed $25 million a
year.
It was Selfridge who moved the perfume counter to the front entrance where
its fragrances attracted shoppers from
the outside and made their first impression of the store pleasant and unforgettable.
Selfridge ran big newspaper ads
announcing the arrival of merchandise,
new products and price reductions. it
was he who, for better or worse, originated the Christmas Countdown by plac-
The Selfridge summer home, Harrose, was located next to Harry’s brother-inlaw’s estate, Ceylon Point, on Geneva Lake’s south shore. Selfridge had Harrose built
in 1908 and sold it in 1922.
(Photo furnished)
Jeremy Piven portrays retailing genius Harry Gordon Selfridge in the PBS
Masterpiece series, “Mr. Selfridge,” Sundays, March 31 - May 19.
(Photo by John Rogers/ITV Studios for Masterpiece)
ing ads warning that there were only so
many shopping days until Christmas.
Selfridge insisted that the advertisements not only eye-catching and informative, but completely honest. If sale
goods were slightly damaged, or seconds, the ads said so.
In 1887, Field promoted the 29-yearold Selfridge to “retail general manager.” Selfridge moved his mother from
Jackson, Mich., to his apartment on the
Near North Side. He furnished his office
more elaborately than Field’s, had a barber come to shave him each morning
and changed clothes three times a day so
that he always appeared fresh and dapper in frock coat, vest with a gold watch
chain, wing collar and patent leather
shoes. It was as he rushed from department to department in search of retail
perfection, his watch chain swinging
from side to side, that his employees
began to call him “Mile-A-Minute
Harry.”
Selfridge strictly followed his
employer’s maxims, “Give the lady
what she wants” and “The customer is
always right.”
Soon he added departments for wallpaper, an art gallery, furniture, shoes and
children’s clothing.
Selfridge badgered Field for several
years to open a restaurant in the store on
the premise that, if customers could get
something to eat when they got hungry,
they wouldn’t have to leave and maybe
not return.
Finally, in 1890, Field allowed him
to open a tea room near the fur section
on the third floor. It began with just 15
tables, eight waitresses and four women
in the kitchen. On the first day, only 56
patrons were served. In a year, it had
been enlarged and was serving 1,500 a
day. It eventually became one of several
restaurants and dining rooms on the seventh floor, some decorated with palms,
some with heavy oak tables and carved
chairs, some with open grills where
steaks and chops were broiled in sight of
the customers, and some serving sandwiches in tiny baskets with bows on
their handles. Thousands of shoppers
dined at Field’s each day.
In 1889, Selfridge asked to be made
a partner. Field reflected on the fact that,
in his six years as manager the inventive
young man had increased the store’s
sales from $4 million to $6.7 million a
year and profits from $370,000 to
$570,000. Field acquiesced and
advanced his manager the $200,000 he
needed for the partnership, on the provision that he repay the sum out of his
earnings. Secure in his new position, in
November, 1890, Selfridge married
society debutante Rosalie Buckingham.
Selfridge saw the Columbian
Exposition of 1893 as the perfect opportunity to introduce Marshall Field to
hundreds of thousands of fair-goers
from all over the world. The displays he
created and the merchandising techniques he used to draw the crowds
worked so well that Field showed his
pleasure by giving him a larger share of
the store’s profits.
Harrose Hall
It was this bounty that Selfridge used
to build his estate on Geneva Lake.
Selfridge was familiar with Lake
Geneva. Field’s former partner, Levi
Leiter, had built his estate, Linden
Lodge, on the north shore in 1880. N.K.
Fairbank, chairman of the Chicago club,
had built Butternuts in 1875, and Rosalie
Selfridge’s sister, Anna, had married
Frank Chandler, who moved the fabulous, hand-built Columbian Exhibition
structure from the island of Ceylon to
the south shore of Geneva Lake, where
he had it rebuilt and called it Ceylon
Court.
Selfridge spent some time looking
for the perfect spot for his home, finally
choosing a 47-acre tract next to his
brother-in-law’s, which afforded a view
of the entire lake. He combined the
names Harry and Rosalie to call his
estate Harrose Hall.
According to an article in the June
30, 1899 edition of the Lake Geneva
News, the French Gothic style house was
being rushed to completion for summer
occupancy.
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“When completed, the Selfridge
summer home, which has been under
construction for a year, will be one of the
most magnificent country places in the
costly circle that surrounds Lake
Geneva,” the reporter wrote.
“The first story and terrace wall are
of native stone, mainly Vermont granite,
showing various shades of grays, pinks
and yellows. The second story is framed
open timbers of selected cypress with
plastered walls between.” The roof was
of green tile and the window frames,
watercourse and downspouts were coppered, which meant they would turn
green with age to complement the roof.
In contrast to the French Gothic
exterior, the interior reflected a distinctly Moorish influence typical of late 19th
century homes.
A grand staircase hall extended from
the main floor to the roofline 35 feet
above. A large stained glass dome at the
top of the hall provided soft, natural
light. To each side of the hall were a din-
The actual Harry Gordon Selfridge
disembarking from the Chicago and
North Western’s “Millionaire’s Special,”
which made a run from Chicago to Lake
Geneva every day for the convenience of
business people who owned property in
the Wisconsin resort city.
(Chicago Daily News Historic Archive)
ing room and a 40-by-60-foot “grand
parlor.”
Ceiling lights in the dining room
were hidden from view in a “trough” to
provide gentle, diffused light – perhaps
the first example of an indirect lighting
arrangement used in an American home.
A tea arbor at the opposite end of the
house was wire-screened and connected
to the butler’s pantry for outdoor meal
service.
The second floor contained nine
“master’s rooms,” four servant’s rooms
and four bathrooms. All of the master’s
rooms were finished in mahogany, oak
and birch. The third floor contained a
vaulted 60-by-35-foot ballroom, which
was sometimes used as a makeshift dormitory to accommodate the overflow of
guests. There was also a complete photographic studio, perhaps used to record
portraits of visitors.
Not long after Harrose Hall was finished, Selfridge invited Field employees, including stock boys, errand girls,
clerks and executives, to his Lake
Geneva estate for a gala picnic and
reception.
In June 1901, Selfridge had a large
greenhouse erected on the property. In
August, Rosalie gave birth to a daughter.
In 1903 Selfridge enlarged his greenhouse to accommodate what a reporter
called “one of the world’s largest and
finest collections of orchids and roses.”
Famous window displays
Back in Chicago, Selfridge reinstated a merchandising strategy used by the
store’s founder, Potter Palmer, but neglected by Field and Leiter after they
bought him out. Selfridge realized the
value of the store’s many display windows and turned them into the merchandising and publicity attributes they
remain to this day.
In 1900, Selfridge began supervising
a major expansion of what was already
one of the world’s premiere shopping
destinations. Field acquired the entire
block on which the store was built. A 12story building to the north of the store
and covering the entire block to
Randolph Street was completed by
September, 1902.
The store was astounding. It seemed
Field and Selfridge had thought of
everything, not only for customers, but
employees, who enjoyed their own
restaurant, recreation rooms, gymnasium, locker rooms with separate showers
and a library. All new employees went
through an extensive three-day training
course.
March 22, 2013
Ceylon Court was built of teakwood on the island of the same name as an
exhibit for the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Selfridge’s brother-in-law, Frank
Chandler, bought it and had it disassembled, moved by rail to Lake Geneva and
reassembled on the south shore. Selfridge later built his summer home, Harrose Hall,
next door.
(Postcard image)
The result was terrific. “In 1901,
before the addition was built,” wrote
Kogan and Wendt in their book, “Give
The Lady What She Wants,” the retail
gross had been $14 million and the net
profit $989,000. By 1903, retail sales
were $17 million and net profits $1.4
million.
Despite Selfridge’s accomplishments, Field seemed to pay more
attention to other executives, notably
John Shedd, who eventually assumed
responsibility for the company after
Field’s death. Mile-a-minute Harry
became increasingly dissatisfied. In
May 1904, he told Field he planned to
buy Schlesinger & Mayer Department
Store, but would stay until the end of
the year if he so wished. Field told
him he could leave the next day if it
suited him.
Selfridge sold his interest in
Marshall Field for $1 million, borrowed
$4 million from friends and relatives,
and paid $5 million for his new enterprise, which he named Selfridge &
Company.
Unfortunately, he found the experience unsatisfying. He missed Marshall
Field and its grandeur, but more than
that he missed his co-workers and the
enthusiasm, pride and skill lacking in his
new employees. He was uncomfortable
fighting with Field’s for customers. “I
‘Mr. Selfridge’ on
PBS Masterpiece
At the unfashionable end of London’s
Oxford Street in 1909, an American retail
tycoon arrived to jettison fusty British tradition and open the biggest and finest
department store the world has ever seen:
Selfridges. Three-time Emmy® winner
Jeremy Piven stars as Harry Gordon
Selfridge, the flamboyant entrepreneur and
showman seeking to provide London’s
shoppers with the ultimate merchandise
and the ultimate thrill.
“Mr. Selfridge” begins the story of
Mile-A-Minute Harry as he embarks on
his London enterprise.
Emmy®
Award-winning
writer
Andrew Davies (Pride and Prejudice,
Bleak House) conjures the opulence and
excitement of Selfridges and the story of
its founder, a man of exuberant, outsized,
and potentially dangerous, appetite.
Behind Selfridges’ lavish shop windows,
gleaming counters, and majestic doors,
appetite intersects with ambition and
desire not just for Harry, but for his staff,
his family, and the various women drawn
to the store and the man. “Mr. Selfridge
airs Sundays through May 19, at 8 p.m. on
PBS’ MASTERPIECE Classic.
feel I’m competing with my own people,” he said. Within 90 days, Selfridge
had sold his store to Carson and Pirie
(Scott would come later).
At age 46, Harry Gordon Selfridge
retired. He spent much of his summers
growing orchids, playing golf and enjoying his neighbors at Lake Geneva. He
embarked on travels through Europe.
Mile-a-Minute Harry was trying to slow
down.
Of course it didn’t work. It wasn’t
long before he found a new challenge.
After an extended trip to Europe in
1905, Selfridge explained to a reporter
from the Lake Geneva News that the
strongest impression he had gained
from months of contact with
Europeans was “the uniform courtesy
out of which seems to grow the factor
of honesty in administration. Honesty
is just as much a factor in the life of
these people as the daily appearance at
their desks,” he said. “They do not
seem to realize that such a thing as
‘graft’ or ‘pull’ is a permissible proposition. they are not, perhaps, naturally
quick, but they are honest.
It may have been these attributes,
along with his natural restlessness, that
led him to take his merchandising talents
across the ocean to start, at age 50, a
remarkable new career, which we will
explore in the next issue.
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The Beacon
Once again it’s time for miscellaneous
items from the notebook, the desk drawer
and what’s left of my mind.
I’ve
mentioned
that,
though
Volkswagen makes great cars, someone in
Wolfsburg is a few tappets short of an
engine when it comes to naming them. I
didn’t know how they arrived at their
model names, but now that I do I haven’t
changed my opinion.
It turns out that many of them are
named for winds. Yup, winds. The Golf
sounds as though it is named for the
“sport,” but it’s based on the German word
for the Gulf Stream and the winds associated with it. There has also been the
Scirocco (Mediterranean winds from the
Sahara desert), Passat (German for trade
wind), and Jetta (for “Jet Stream”). The
Polo, which hasn’t made it to our shores
yet, is named for the Marco Polo ocean
current and the wind it generates.
The Touareg SUV is named for the
Tuareg (alternative spelling), who are
Berbers, a tribal people who have lived in
North Africa since prehistoric times. They
are often called “the blue men” because of
the color of their clothes and because the
indigo dye they use ends up getting rubbed
off on their skin.
Does anyone remember a car based on
the German version of a Jeep, which was
called the Kubelwagen in Germany? When
they imported it to the U.S., they called it
“The Thing,” which is about as bad as you
can get. I think they should have called it
the Rommel, or Rommelwagen, after Field
Marshal Irwin Rommel, also known as the
Desert Fox, who was in charge of
Germany’s Afrika Korps during World
War II. Rommel, who was not a Nazi, was
respected by allied commanders as an oldfashioned military general. He was given
the choice of execution or committing suicide after his part in the 1944 plot to assassinate Adolph Hitler.
But I digress.
Speaking of names, AT&T Business
Solutions has changed its name to YP,
which stands for Yellow Pages. It doesn’t
sound like it. My initial reaction, upon seeing it, was “Why not?”
•
•
•
•
While reading the book, “The Man
Who Loved China,” by name Simon
Winchester, I began to wonder why the
Chinese,
Japanese
Koreans
and
Vietnamese use chopsticks instead of
western-style eating utensils.
Surprise! The Chinese used forks long
before they used chopsticks.
Forks made of bone have been found
in a burial site of the Bronze Age Qijia culture (2400-1900 BC) as well as later
Chinese dynasty tombs.
Chopsticks originated in ancient China
as early as the Shang Dynasty (1166-1122
BC), replacing the fork.
The first chopsticks were probably
used for cooking, stirring the fire, serving
or seizing bits of food, and not as eating
utensils. That use began during the Han
Dynasty (206 BC-220 AD) because they
were considered to be safer to use with
delicate lacquerware than other sharp eating utensils.
China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam have
had chopsticks as part of their traditional
eating utensils for thousands of years, but
it wasn’t until the Ming Dynasty (13681644) that they came into normal use for
both serving and eating. Anything too difficult to eat with chopsticks – such as soup
– is traditionally eaten with a spoon.
An article in The Daily Mail says
“More than 60 billion sets of chopsticks
March 22, 2013 — 3
are produced every year in China, so you’d
have thought they would be making
enough. But a chopstick shortage is growing in the Far East.
Chinese people are being urged to stop
using so many chopsticks due to the burden they are placing on the world’s forests.
Residents of the largest country on the
planet are believed to use an astonishing
80 billion pairs of disposable wooden
chopsticks every year.
Bo Guangxin, chair of a state-owned
timber company, told the annual parliament that it was time for China to turn
away from wooden chopsticks and begin
using metal or plastic knives and forks.
He pointed out that since a mature tree
yields around 4,000 pairs of chopsticks,
the nation used up the equivalent of 20
million trees in the past year.
Now a leading official has called for
diners to start reusing their cutlery - and
has even suggested that the Chinese should
turn to knives and forks instead of chopsticks.
The chopstick shortage in the Far East
is prompting a U.S. company in Georgia to
start exporting millions to China. Georgia
Chopsticks is producing an incredible two
million sets of the utensils every day,
according to a report in the Daily
Telegraph.
The problem exists in part because of a
shortage of wood in China - and poplar
and sweet gum trees in Georgia are ideal
for chopsticks.
The chopsticks manufactured by
Georgia Chopsticks can be made at
extremely low cost from poplar and sweet
gum trees, which are ideal for chopsticks.
The U.S.-made chopsticks are already on
sale in Chinese supermarkets. The firm is
operating 24/7 to keep up with huge
demand and wants to export 10 million
pairs a day by the end of the year.
But unlike the majority of chopsticks
you might see at Chinese restaurants, these
will be marked: “Made in USA.”
• • • •
The average cost of wedding in the
United States is now $28,400, except in
Alaska, where it is “only” $15,000. It is
my humble opinion that this is further
proof, if it is needed, that modern culture is
not more advanced than our ancestors’ and
that radio waves are rotting our brains.
• • • •
I am a fan of the London Daily Mail,
which now has an excellent Androidfriendly application, or can be read online
at www.dailymail.co.uk/ While reading an
article the other day, I ran into the following sentence: “He suffered severe facial
injuries which required stitches and a broken arm.” It should, of course, have been
written, “He suffered a broken arm and
severe facial injuries, which required
stitches.” It goes to prove that it’s not just
us little guys and that even “big city”
newspapers make mistakes.
• • • •
The dome of St. Peter’s Basilica in the
Vatican was struck by lightning twice in
the hours following Pope Benedict XVI’s
resignation announcement.
• • • •
A Christian mothers’ group has complained that Geico, the car insurance firm,
is promoting bestiality. Geico’s latest ad
features “Maxwell,” a talking pig, ignoring the flirtatious advances of a young
woman as they sit in a parked car. The
group, One Million Moms, said it is “disgusting to see how the company takes
lightly the idea of bestiality.” Don’t these
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4 — The Beacon
Perspective
From New World pope, a mix
of old teaching and new spirit
By David Horsey
For the first time in history, the Roman
Catholic Church has a pope from the New
World, but liberal American Catholics
should not expect Pope Francis to stray far
from the old theology. Some things are
excitingly different about this new pontiff.
On matters of birth control, abortion,
homosexuality, celibate priests and the
role of women in the church, however, he
is no revolutionary.
When Argentina’s Cardinal Jorge
Mario Bergoglio stepped out on the
Vatican balcony as the new pope on
Wednesday evening, all he was required to
do was wave and give a blessing. Instead,
he began with a witty reference to the fact
his fellow cardinals had picked someone
from the far side of the planet to become
bishop of Rome. Then, before giving his
own blessing to the city and the world —
“urbi et orbi” — he asked the multitude in
St. Peter’s Square to bless him. His humor,
humility and kindly smile immediately
endeared him to the faithful and marked a
contrast will his chillier German predecessor, Benedict XVI.
In Latin America, the conclave’s
choice was met with wild enthusiasm
because he is one of their own. Picking the
first non-European pope in more than
1,200 years was a timely decision given
that the majority of Catholics are no longer
European. Almost half live in Latin
America, and Africa is where the church is
experiencing dramatic growth.
There is great hope among those who
admire the social teachings of the church
that Pope Francis will put the struggles and
needs of the poor in the developing world
at the top of his public agenda. In
Argentina, he is known as a man of the
people who shunned the limousines and
palaces enjoyed by past cardinals and
instead rode public transit and lived in a
The
modest apartment where he cooked his
own meals. He has been a critic of the corrupt politics and greedy economic policies
of the powerful and rich. If he puts the
authority of the Roman Catholic Church
on the side of exploited workers and the
destitute in the barrios, Francis could have
a significant humanizing influence on the
world economic order.
Much has already been made of the fact
he chose Francis as his pontifical name,
another first in the long line of popes. The
assumption is he wanted to take on the
name of St. Francis of Assisi, the favorite
saint of the poor and marginalized. This,
too, would be a good sign, a very clear
assertion of where his priorities will lie.
It is entirely possible that, as the first
Jesuit to be elected pope, he also had in
mind another Francis — St. Francis
Xavier, who, with St. Ignatius Loyola,
founded the Jesuit order in the 16th century. Xavier began the bold missionary tradition of the Jesuits, traveling to India,
Southeast Asia and Japan, before he died
at the age of 46 while waiting for permission to enter China.
The evangelizing work of Xavier
could be a model for Pope Francis. During
Benedict’s years as pope, selling the message of the church became a priority to
counteract the rise of secularism in the
West and the sharp drop in the number of
parishioners, priests and nuns in Europe
and the United States. Francis will almost
certainly carry on this work and, because
of his humility and social concern, will
probably be a better salesman than his
predecessor.
Still, Francis will not be selling a new
product. On theological issues, the new
pope’s pronouncements during his years
leading the church in Buenos Aires were
entirely traditional.
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March 22, 2013
Where our money goes
By Lee H. Hamilton
Over the past few weeks, as the
deadline for the congressionally mandated budget cuts known as the “sequester”
came and went, we got a taste of how
difficult cutting
federal spending
actually
turns out to be.
The news is
disconcerting:
thousands
fewer
food
safety inspections,
some
70,000 fewer
kids in early
education programs, people Lee Hamilton
with mental illness losing access to treatment, civilian
employees of the military furloughed,
ships and aircraft going without maintenance... It’s a long and dispiriting list.
Yet as painful as the sequester might
be, most policy-makers know that it is
not the main event when it comes to our
fiscal challenges. Discretionary spending, the kind getting cut in the sequester,
amounts to less than a third of federal
spending.
That’s not what many people
believe, of course. Whenever I give talks
about the federal budget I’m taken aback
by where my listeners think most of our
money gets spent. At two meetings
recently, members of the audience stood
up to complain that if we just cut what
we give away to other countries in foreign aid, we could resolve our budget
issues. This isn’t even close to the truth:
altogether, we spend well less than 1
percent of the federal budget on foreign
aid.
If you think of federal spending as a
pie, by far the biggest slices go to Social
Security and unemployment support,
Medicare, Medicaid, and other health
programs, which altogether make up
well over half. Military spending
accounts for about another quarter,
while the next biggest slice, about 7 percent, is for interest on the federal debt –
a figure that will explode in upcoming
years. Everything else we think of as the
federal government – spending on highways and the aviation system, money for
student loans and other education programs, housing, food stamps, medical
research and, yes, foreign aid – comes in
at less than one-fifth of the total.
The biggest driver of growth in federal spending, as Nate Silver of The New
York Times pointed out in a thoughtful
analysis in January, is entitlements:
Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and
other social insurance programs. This is
especially true of health-care, which
accounted for about half of the increase
in federal spending relative to the economy over the past 40 years. We cannot
get control of federal spending without
reining in health-care spending – and
though its rate of increase has slackened
over the past few years, no one knows
whether it’s a permanent or temporary
change.
So if Congress and the White House
are serious about tackling federal spending, then the piece they left out of the
sequester – entitlement reform – must be
on the table. But it’s been hard to tell
from their actions that they’re really
serious. Members of Congress have
been taking to the airwaves for weeks to
decry the sequester’s meat-cleaver
approach to budget-cutting, yet most of
them voted for it. That’s because it’s
simpler to impose across-the-board cuts
than to make discriminating judgments
about individual programs. Members
find it easy to demand cuts in federal
spending in the abstract, but painfully
difficult to cut specific programs.
Americans as a whole do, too: a
recent Pew Center poll found they
approve cutting government spending in
general, but when asked about specific
programs, they want to boost funding or
keep it the same. Americans are
demanding that government cut spending without cutting actual programs.
This is why it takes extraordinary
leadership to address our fiscal issues.
Americans may bear some responsibility, but our leaders have not leveled with
us about what it takes to get a sensible
budget and put the economy on a path to
recovery. I am hard-pressed to think of
an example of government failure to
match our political leaders’ inability to
lead us to a solution.
Their prolonged fighting is causing
businesses to hesitate, workers to remain
in limbo, and an economy that needs a
boost to continue to stutter. They are
denying us the ability to invest in our
future, promote economic growth, and
deal with the many other challenges our
nation faces. Let’s stop the blame game
and get to work.
Lee Hamilton is Director of the
Center on Congress at Indiana
University. He was a member of the U.S.
House of Representatives for 34 years.
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The Outagamie County effect
By Dave Bretl
It isn’t unusual for a visitor to a
Walworth County Board meeting to
remark that the meeting moved along more
quickly than they expected. I always invite
everyone who makes this observation to
come back later and watch one of our committee meetings. Eleven standing committees, whose role it
is to advise the
county
board,
meet
most
months. Each of
their
meetings
usually lasts longer, sometimes
hours longer, than
our
monthly
board meeting.
Virtually all of the
items that end up
on the board aDavid Bretl
genda have been
discussed in detail at these committee
meetings.
An important reason why board meetings are relatively short is because a
majority of the entire board can usually be
found at any given committee meeting. In
addition to attending meetings of the committees to which they are assigned, a number of supervisors sit in the audience at
other committee meetings, as well. A few,
including our board chair, attend nearly
every committee meeting. The hours spent
by these supervisors in the various committee meetings improve their understanding of the issues and provide them with the
opportunity to modify proposals to their
liking before the topic moves to the full
board.
Of all the county board’s standing
committees, the executive committee can
best be described as its “Jack of all trades.”
Policy areas within the purview of this
committee developed over time, often
because a particular duty didn’t fall within
the job description of another committee.
As a result, topics before the executive
committee range from public safety to economic development.
One of the executive committee’s
many jobs is to make recommendations to
the full board as to whether the county
should take a position on pending state
legislation. Requests to take a stand on
statewide issues are occasionally made by
our own supervisors or staff. Many issues,
however, are first brought to our attention
by another county, in the form of a resolution forwarded to our clerk.
Outagamie County, located a few
hours to our north, is, by far, our most prolific correspondent. Their board cranks out
so many advisory resolutions, complete
with a computerized cover sheet detailing
each roll call vote, that I feel I know their
36 supervisors, personally. I’m not sure
what their postage bill looks like at the end
of the year, but each resolution indicates
that it is to be sent to every Wisconsin legislator and county. Two Outagamie resolutions were up for discussion at our March
executive committee meeting, and I
noticed three more in the queue for April.
Some issues identified by that board
include the following:
Concealed-carry loophole. When legislation was passed in 2011 that allowed
citizens to carry concealed weapons, provided they had first obtained a license
from the Department of Justice, an unintended consequence was created. Authors
of the law wanted to be clear that license
holders would not be able to take their
guns into schools. Unfortunately, the prohibition was so broadly written that it
applies to off-duty police officers. A police
liaison officer for example, who works
armed in a high school all day, could technically face arrest if he picked up his children at an elementary school after his shift
had ended. While I’m not sure any officer
has been arrested under this law, it puts
officers in a difficult position. The
Outagamie Board is suggesting that the
legislation be fixed. Our committee will
take up the issue next month.
Corrections alternatives. Pointing
out the rapid growth in the cost of corrections, the Outagamie County Board urged
other counties to join them in asking the
Governor to re-examine policies that have
led to historically high incarceration rates
in Wisconsin. The state spent $1.3 billion
in 2011 locking up prisoners. This represents more than a six-fold growth in
spending since 1990. Not only does all of
this spending increase state taxes, but it
has a trickle-down effect on county budgets, as well.
Parole violators, as well as those
defendants waiting for trials and sentencing, drive up local costs. The resolution,
which passed our executive committee in
March, urges State lawmakers to look at
alternatives to incarceration for low-risk
prisoners. Increased funding for treatment
courts, for example, which have a proven
track record in breaking the cycle of
recidivism, could actually improve public
safety at a lower cost to taxpayers.
Collecting from prisoners. Another
way to save tax dollars is to collect the cost
of incarceration from the prisoners themselves. Under current law, a county has
one year to begin a civil action in circuit
court to seek reimbursement of the costs it
incurred in housing a prisoner. Outagamie
County is seeking support for a change to
the law that would extend the statute of
limitations for these collections to two
years. Walworth County will take up the
issue in April.
While they have added more than a
few hours to our meetings, I’m glad we’re
on Outagamie County’s mailing list. It’s
tempting to take a cynical view and conclude that no one in Madison cares about
what Walworth County thinks. I don’t
know what effect our advisory resolutions
have on the legislative process, but one
thing is true: our views won’t be known if
we don’t at least try.
The opinions expressed in these
columns are those of the author and not
necessarily those of the Walworth County
Board of Supervisors.
March 22, 2013 — 5
Retirement taxes should be retired
By State Sen. Neal Kedzie
For many, working decades towards
a stress-free retirement is both a personal and financial goal. However, an
uncertain economy coupled with the rising cost of living makes it difficult to
save for retirement, and may require
some to keep working beyond their
planned retirement
age.
When retirement finally
comes, many
are dismayed
to learn their
retirement
income
is
taxed. Retirees
often have a
very limited
income as it is,
thus watching
Neal Kedzie
more of those
hard-earned dollars disappear is very
frustrating.
Many Wisconsin cities have been
named best places to live but not best
places to retire. An on-line MarketWatch
Wall Street Journal report says
Wisconsin’s low unemployment rate,
top-notch university system, friendly
communities, lower cost of living, and
low home prices are positives as a place
to retire. However, it also mentions the
negatives, including inclement weather
and high state and local taxes.
Wisconsin has many favorable qualities, but it must re-establish its position
as a place where more retirees can call
home. Several years ago, Wisconsin
took a good first step by ending the state
taxation on Social Security benefits. I
was proud to co-author the legislation to
do so and finally see it enacted into law.
But that effort was only one piece of the
taxation puzzle, and it is my hope others
will soon become a reality.
For years, high taxes have been
pushing many retirees out of Wisconsin,
taking their resources with them.
According to the national Tax
Foundation, retirees who leave the state
represent a net loss of more than $2 billion adjusted gross income between
2000 and 2010. In addition, retirees
heading for more tax-friendly states
result in lost business for Wisconsin
companies, less in-state capital for business investment and job creation, and a
loss of taxpayers who had been supporting state and local governments. In
order to address this problem, I have re-
introduced two bills to keep retirees
here.
The first is Senate Bill 81, which
increases the personal exemption older
taxpayers may claim. Currently, a personal exemption of $250 may be
claimed by taxpayers 65 and older.
Under my bill, the current exemption
remains, however for those between the
age of 70 and 75, a $300 personal
exemption could be claimed, while anyone 75 and older could claim a $350 personal exemption. In short, as you get
older, you get more relief from your
taxes.
The second bill, Senate Bill 82,
expands and increases the tax exemption
of income a person receives from a pension or retirement plan. Under current
law, the first $5,000 of an individual’s
retirement income is exempt from taxation, but only if the person is 65 years or
older and their adjusted gross income is
$15,000 or less, $30,000 or less, if married. Under my bill, the current exemption would remain in place through tax
year 2014, however starting in tax year
2015, the exemption would no longer
discriminate based on age or household
income.
Furthermore, in tax year 2016, the
exemption would increase from $5,000
of retirement income to $10,000; in tax
year 2017, the exemption amount would
increase to $15,000, and when fully
implemented in 2018, the first $20,000
of an person's retirement income would
be exempt from taxation. According to
the Legislative Fiscal Bureau, the vast
majority of individuals who derive
income from a pension or retirement
fund are around the $20,000 annual
level. Thus, Senate Bill 82 would greatly benefit a much wider population than
what the current exemption offers.
Since my first days in office, I have
heard the concerns of older taxpayers
who struggle to stay in their home, and
in this state, due to ever-increasing
taxes. By allowing them to keep more of
their money, we could ensure their day
to day expenses can be met, reward a
lifetime of hard work, and make
Wisconsin the place they can truly call
home.
David Horsey
gotten that, only minutes before, Francis
was one of them.
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner David
Horsey is a political commentator for the
Los Angeles Times. Go to latimes.
com/news/politics/topoftheticket/ to see
more of his work.
©2013, David Horsey
Distributed by Tribune Media
Services.
The fresh image he projected in his
first moments on that Vatican balcony was
appealing. Still as he raised his hand to the
rain-soaked crowd, he was backed by a
phalanx of old, conservative, white men in
red cardinals’ robes. It should not be for-
Sen Kedzie can be reached in
Madison at P.O. Box 7882, Madison, WI
53707-7882 or by calling toll free 1 800
578-1457. He may be reached in the district at (262) 742-2025 or online at
www.senatorkedzie.com.
6 — The Beacon
March 22, 2013
Business, Tax & Investment
Martin Group receives award
Konica Minolta Business Solutions
U.S.A., Inc. has announced that Martin
Group of Lake Geneva has been honored with a 2013 Pro-Tech Service
Award, which recognizes those Konica
Minolta dealerships that demonstrate the
highest commitment to customer support and satisfaction.
“Providing excellent service has
become increasingly important in our
industry, and we are committed to assuring the highest performance standards
across our organization,” says James
Ingrassia, Vice President, Solutions
Support Division, Konica Minolta
Business Solutions U.S.A. “The ProTech Service Award represents Konica
Minolta’s gold standard for service competence and proficiency. There is no
higher honor for an authorized Konica
Minolta dealer partner, and Martin
Group should be very proud of its
achievement.”
An eight time Pro-Tech Service
Award winner, Martin Group, headed by
President John Stensland, is dedicated to
delivering professional, reliable service
and maximum performance for Konica
Minolta’s award-winning lines of digital
imaging products.
To attain the Pro-Tech standard, each
element of Martin Group’s operation
was evaluated and measured, including
its management skills, inventory control
systems, technical expertise, dispatch
systems, and customer satisfaction ratings.
“The Pro-Tech Service Award is a
mark of distinction that we are proud to
showcase, as it symbolizes our commitment to offering the best business practices in our marketplace,” said Stensland. “This award certifies to our customer base that we have the skills, people, and systems to keep their Konica
Minolta equipment operating at the
highest level of productivity. Fewer than
five percent of all Konica Minolta
branches or direct operations earn this
award.”
By Andrew Tangel
Los Angeles Times
ICI data show.
Demand for fixed-income investments remains strong, and is only likely
to grow in coming decades as the
world’s population ages and the working-age population decreases, Rieder
said. Much of the demand will come
from insurance companies and pension
funds, he noted.
The problem, though, is that the
Federal Reserve and other central banks
around the world have pushed interest
rates to historic lows in unprecedented
attempts to prop up the global economy
by flooding it with easy money.
“We are in a historic time,” Rieder
said in an interview. “Fixed-income used
to be a stable, low-risk asset class.”
Now, with bond prices rising and yields
at historic lows, he said, “The risk has
picked up significantly.”
As interest rates drift higher,
investors needing income from their
portfolios will need search outside of
traditional fixed-income investments,
such as Treasury bonds and top-notch
corporate bonds, he said.
Investors will have to seek out other
types of fixed-income investments, such
as bank loans, which are similar to highyield corporate bonds, and asset-backed
securities, Rieder said.
Continued demand for yield from
fixed-income will give rise to bonds
with floating interest rates, he said.
Investors will have to diversify aggressively to mitigate the risk of rising interest rates.
“In a traditional fixed-income
space,” Rieder said, “there are not
enough attractive investments to fund
retirement.”
©2013 Los Angeles Times
Distributed by MCT Information
Services.
Investors still plowing into bonds
despite exhilirating stock rally
NEW YORK – Even as stocks reach
all-time highs, investors continue to
pour into bonds.
Some on Wall Street have speculated
investors would embark upon a “great
rotation,” pulling their money out of
bonds and putting them into stocks as
interest rates rise and the economy
improves.
Rick Rieder, chief investment officer
of fixed-income at investment giant
BlackRock Inc., believes investors will
instead draw from their “tremendous
amount” of sidelined cash to invest in
stocks.
“It won’t come out of fixed-income,”
Rieder said.
Investors have been growing more
optimistic as economy shows more stability and the threat of financial shock
fades, Rieder said.
“People feel more comfortable every
day to take a bit of risk,” Rieder said.
A stock-market rally this year
pushed the Dow Jones industrial average
to new record highs last week, with the
broader Standard & Poor’s 500 index
flirts with a new all-time high. Investors
have been returning to stocks following
five years of pulling out of the stock
market.
But they are also continuing to pour
into bonds, according to data from the
Investment Company Institute.
Investors put $32.8 billion into bond
mutual funds in January, compared to
$37.9 billion into stock funds that
month, ICI data show.
In the week ending March 6,
investors put $6.4 billion into bond
funds, more than double the $2.9 billion
they put into stock funds the same week,
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February housing market numbers
impressive, Realtors report
By Pary Murray
The Wisconsin Realtors Association
(WRA) is reporting strong home sales
for February, during what is traditionally the slowest time of year for real estate
transactions.
The WRA’s latest monthly report
says sales of existing homes in
Wisconsin rose nearly 12 percent compared with last February.
David Clark, a Marquette University
economist and a consultant with the
Realtors Association, says houses are
selling faster than they did during the
height of the recession.
“So those inventory numbers are
coming down and the median prices
have started moving up,” says Clark.
“They are still quite low by historical
standards, but they’re certainly starting
to move up, and another bit of good
news for buyers is that mortgage rates
are at pretty low levels.”
Clark says those low rates are
reserved for well qualified or first time
buyers. Wisconsin Public Radio News
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associates with at least $4,800,000 in
closed volume or 37 closed units, were
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Wisconsin’s checkbook is online
By Mike Simonson
In a step toward open government,
Wisconsin has opened its checkbook to
anyone who wants to look. It’s called
“Open Book Wisconsin.”
“Open Book” is two years in the making, promised by Governor Walker as a
way to make state government transparent.
Department of Administration Secretary
Mike Huebsch says there was a lot of
information from all state agencies to
enter.
“We’re basically putting the state’s
checkbook on the Internet,” said Huebsch.
“The power of this particular program will
be to provide information to any taxpayer
who wants to sit in front of his or her computer, unlike anything even a governor has
had ever before.”
“Open Book” gives Internet access to
anything the state spends, although it will
be a work in progress. Huebsch says
they’ve been giving it a test run, just in
case it comes back to bite them.
“I'm not afraid,” he says. “I’m certain
it will. There are items that appear, such as
where we are spending money with Joe’s
Liquor Store. What we didn’t know until
we looked into it is that Joe’s Liquor Store
is actually the local BP station and it’s
doing business as Joe’s Liquor Store. So
while we may be purchasing gas at the BP
station, we’re actually writing the check to
Joe's Liquor Store.”
Huebsch says this will be a first-of-itskind website in the country. State employee salaries and fringe benefits will be
added in the coming months. A few names
will be kept off to protect certain people,
however, such as undercover law enforcement agents or victims of domestic abuse.
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Mercy Health System named
top Safe Sitter® teaching site
Wisconsin Mercy Health System
was recently recognized a top teaching
site in 2012 by Safe Sitter®, Inc. Mercy
earns this recognition for its dedication
to teaching adolescents the necessary
responsibilities of nurturing and protecting children.
Mercy Health System first implemented its Safe Sitter program in 1995.
Last year alone, Mercy graduated 108
area teenagers in its program.
Furthermore, Mercy has taught 734
since 2008. Mercy Health System’s Safe
Sitter programs are taught in Lake
Geneva, Janesville and Clinton.
“We are proud to call Mercy Health
System a registered Safe Sitter teaching
site,” said Safe Sitter executive director
Sally Herrholz. “Their ranking as a top
25 site means they have earned the distinction of training the most young
teens, 11 and older, among our 850-plus
teaching sites.”
Safe Sitter is a medically accurate
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olds the responsibilities of caring for
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Retirement ‘tweeners’ may
be down, but not out
Friends and founders of the Good Earth Church of the Divine (standing, from
left) Pastor Simone Nathan, Pastor Nansi Hawkins, Jeanne Phelan, Len Butkus, Terry
Skiba (seated) Roger Nathan, Mary Bub, Julie Ryan, Betty Sanders and Janice
Peterson admire the quilt Phelan created for the church. The church has found a permanent home in the barn at Michael Fields Agricultural Research Institute in East Troy.
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Good Earth Church will
celebrate Easter in a barn
A new faith community will host
Easter Services at 10 a.m. on Sunday,
March 31 – but not in a church. Michael
Fields Agricultural Institute (MFAI) is
now the home of the Good Earth Church
of the Divine. The progressive Christian
community will meet at W2493 County
Road ES, in East Troy.
“It might seem strange to hold Easter
Services in a barn, “says Pastor Simone
Nathan, “but this is a barn like no other.
The mission of the Good Earth Church of
the Divine and the mission of Michael
Fields Agricultural Institute are parallel.
One body of work is from science and the
other from theology. We are blessed to
find ourselves in a nationally respected
research center.”
Friends and founders of the Good
Earth Church now received a hand-quilted
spring farm scene, created by Jeanne
March 22, 2013
Phelan, to be used in services. The creaturely world and the land itself are respected in the prayers and works of the church.
Humanity has inherited a good creation,
and part of its spiritual task is to repair
environmental damage and work for the
thriving of all life.
“The Main Barn at Michael Fields
offers warm, graceful space that is beautiful and uplifting,” said Nathan. “There
is plenty of parking, a ramp, an elevator,
kitchen and bathrooms. The church is the
only open and affirming, barrier-free and
Just Peace community of the UCC in
Walworth County, with our special mission of environmental compassion.”
More information may be obtained by
calling (262) 348-0764 or visiting the
church website at www.goodearth churchofthedivine.org.
By Jill Schlesinger
The Great Recession wreaked havoc on
financial lives across the country, but some
age groups suffered especially deep losses.
For many who were over 65 when the bad
times began, portfolios were already positioned defensively in cash and bonds, which
helped shield them from steep losses. Those
under 40 may have seen retirement accounts
erode, but at least they could count time as a
friend in recovering lost ground.
But it’s those people in between – currently aged 45 to 60 years old – who really
took a shellacking and, as a result, have been
forced to make big changes to their retirement plans. I like to think of this group as the
“retirement tweeners,” who, like their much
younger counterparts, are trying to navigate
an awkward, often precarious phase of their
lives.
Retirement tweeners were the focus of a
recent Conference Board report, “Trapped on
the Worker Treadmill?” which found that 62
percent of those surveyed are planning to
work longer. That’s a significant increase
from just two years earlier, when the group
found that 42 percent of respondents expected to put off retirement.
The results surprised the report’s coauthor Gad Levanon, who had assumed that
improving stock and housing markets would
at least keep the numbers close to where they
were in 2012. “It’s disconcerting that the two
years in which the U.S. economy seemed to
finally, if fitfully, turn the corner also left so
many more workers compelled to change
their retirement plans late in their careers.”
The report found that a toxic mix of job
loss or salary reduction, investment account
declines and home equity erosion led to the
increase. These factors have caused
Americans of all age categories to rethink
when they might retire. According to the
Employee Benefit Research Institute,
Americans’ confidence in their ability to
retire comfortably remains at historically low
levels.
If everyone lost ground during the recession and has emerged from it wounded either
financially or emotionally, why is this particular age group so affected? Looking at the
numbers, the unemployment rate for those
aged 45-60 remains about two percentage
points below the current national rate of 7.9
percent, but if someone in this age group
loses his or her job, the chances of securing
another one within a year is much lower than
younger job applicants.
Meanwhile, as job searches linger on,
many in the group have been forced to deplete
savings and raid retirement accounts. As
always, the timing on a fire-sale is rarely good,
so many panic-stricken near-retirees simply
sold out of their stock positions, regardless of
whether the market was high or low.
Even if personal situations improved,
many were reluctant to jump back in to the
markets. As a result, 62 percent of 45- to 60year-olds reported at least a 20 percent decline
in the value of their financial assets since the
start of the crisis, despite the stock market rising 120 percent from the March 2009 lows.
“The cumulative effect of drawing down assets
in hard times - including the loss of future
gains during the recovery - helps explain the
current plight of older workers,” said Ben
Cheng, the other author of the Conference
Board report. “Even as economic conditions
improve, many are still relying on assets to get
by. And even those who’ve made it through the
worst find themselves needing to work past
retirement age to rebuild savings.”
Another factor in the trend toward delaying retirement was found in the expectations
for savings and investments. The report notes
that low interest rates on savings accounts,
certificates of deposit and government bonds
has forced many pre-retirees to recalculate
their future potential retirement income
stream. Where many once thought 5 percent
interest was “safe,” the current interest rate
environment has pushed that number down
to 2 percent. Instead of assuming more risk
with higher yielding bonds, stocks or alternative investments, many would much prefer to
work longer.
And while their path back to secure
retirement is a long and winding one, retirement tweeners can still reach their goals
through research, careful planning and, most
importantly, patience.
©2013 Tribune Media Services, Inc.
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Health & Fitness
LG police to host blood drive
There are many reasons to give
blood. Blood donations save and
improve lives of patients in need.
Volunteering to give blood also provides
an opportunity to participate in a
rewarding personal experience.
The City of Lake Geneva Police
Department has joined forces with
BloodCenter of Wisconsin to host a
blood drive on Thursday, March 28 from
2 to 7 p.m. at the Lake Geneva City Hall,
626 Geneva St., Lake Geneva.
Donors can schedule an appointment
by visiting www.bcw.edu/LGPD, by calling 1-877-232-4376 or (414) 937-6199.
Appointments are preferred to ensure a
quick and convenient donation, but
walk-ins are also welcome.
Last October teenagers Cassandra
and Courtney were involved in a car
accident that could have taken their
lives. Courtney had compound fracture
in her arm, while Cassandra suffered
multiple injuries, requiring many surgeries and several units of blood.
Thankfully, today she is back in high
school, enjoying dances and football
games. Donna is grateful for the blood
her daughter received, and is now a
donor herself.
Anyone 17 or older who is in general good health and meets eligibility
requirements is encouraged to donate
blood. Parental consent is required for
16-year-olds to donate. The entire
process takes about an hour. Donors
should bring a photo ID that includes
birth date.
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held March 7 at the Monte Carlo Room. Pictured above is the winning team of Dustin
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When there
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there is loss of
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disc, imbibition
occurs naturally with daily body motions
and activity that cause a pumping action
and allow the nutrients and fluid into the
disc.
When a disc has poor imbibition it will
become nutrient deprived and dehydrated.
This in turn can increase the chances of
injury.
Contributing factors to loss of imbibition include subluxations in your spine,
repetitive motions, core muscle imbalance
or weakness and excessive stress or trauma
to your spine.
One of the benefits of spinal decom-
pression is to help restore imbibition. The
computer controlled traction device is programmed to deliver a gentle stretching and
relaxing of the spine, which restores the
pumping action to the disc. This in turn resupplies the disc with nutrients and blood
contact that can help the disc heal from the
inside out.
Other benefits of spinal decompression
is the decrease of pressure in the disc,
which can enhance the drawing in of a
bulge and help take the pressure off a
”pinched” spinal nerve.
Patients with chronic low back pain, sciatica, neck pain, arm pain, disc bulges and
herniated disc have had great success with
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The combination of decompression
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Mercy Health Line
April is Foot Health Awareness Month
Most of us don’t give much
thought to our feet, until they start giving us trouble. Almost 75 percent of
Americans will have foot problems in
their lifetime. Unlike other parts of our
bodies, feet really take a pounding, literally. They’re stuffed into ill-fitting
footwear for hours on end, are subject
to viruses like warts and fungi like athlete’s foot, are easily injured when we
walk barefoot, and often bear the first
signs of more serious health problems
like arthritis, diabetes, anemia, kidney
problems, gout, and nerve and circulatory disorders.
The average person walks several
miles a day, adding up to almost
115,000 miles or more over a lifetime.
The pressure exerted by walking is
more than a person’s body weight;
running can triple or quadruple that
pressure. As the miles add up, so does
the wear and tear. That’s why many
foot problems tend to occur as we age.
Ill-fitting shoes are the major cause
of foot problems. Many of us wear
shoes that are too small, too narrow in
the toe box, pointed, poorly-made,
worn out or have an excessively high
heel. Foot problems caused or aggravated by ill-fitting shoes include blisters, bunions, corns and calluses, hammertoes, ingrown nails, heel pain and
neuromas.
You don’t have to be an athlete to
be concerned about finding and wearing comfortable and well-fitting
footwear. Taking the time and investing the money to purchase quality
shoes, boots and sandals is time and
money well spent. Here are some tips
on choosing proper footwear:
• Determine your needs. Will you
wear your shoes to run 20 miles a
week,
to the office or factory, to a formal
event, to the beach, to play racquet
sports? Of course you wouldn’t wear
steel-toed work boots to the beach, but
you may think that your walking shoes
are good enough for running, your
office shoes will work fine for a day at
the shopping mall, or your cheap tennies will do for a full day of cycling,
which is not always the case.
• Where to shop. Reputable stores
specializing in certain types of
footwear are the best places to purchase shoes that will best meet your
needs. For example, uniform stores
carry footwear for employees who are
on their feet all day. Remember that
“one style fits all” doesn’t apply to
shoes. Knowledgeable employees can
help you determine your foot type
(flat, normal or high-arched) and then
suggest the size, style and type of shoe
you need.
• When to shop. Shop for shoes late
in the day when your feet are at their
largest.
• How to shop. Always take along
the socks or hosiery you’ll be wearing
with the shoes, and if you wear
orthotics, take those as well. Most of
us have one foot bigger than the other
so choose the size for the bigger foot.
Try on both shoes and walk more than
just once around the store. Wiggle
your toes and make sure your big toe is
one thumb width from the front of the
shoe. Feel for areas that are being
pinched or rubbed. If your feet feel
cramped or the shoe feels tight, don’t
count on them to stretch; well-fitted
shoes don’t require a “breaking in”
period. Avoid shoes with heels in
excess of two inches.
Feet flatten as we age so you may
need to increase your shoe size as you
get older. Weight gain and pregnancy
change foot size too. Your athletic
shoe size may differ from your dress
shoe size. If you’re unsure about your
size, ask a clerk to measure your feet
while you stand.
If, despite purchasing new shoes
that fit well, you are still experiencing
problems, see a board certified podiatrist; a physician who specializes in
the treatment of foot and ankle problems.
As mentioned earlier, your feet
mirror your general health so you
could have something more serious
going on. Foot pain is NOT normal so
don’t ignore it. Untreated foot problems can lead to larger complications,
including a change in your gait, which
can lead to knee, hip and spine problems. And if you’re the fix-it-yourself
type, know that improper self treatment can turn a minor problem into a
major one.
People with diabetes have special
concerns regarding their feet. About
60 to 70 percent of people with diabetes have mild to severe forms of diabetic nerve damage that can impair
feelings of pain in the foot. Foot disease is the most common complication
of diabetes leading to hospitalization.
If you have diabetes, it is extremely important that you work closely
with your doctors and diabetes educators. Between appointments, examine
your feet daily for signs of redness,
warmth, blisters, ulcers, scratches,
cuts and nail problems. Check
between toes, the entire bottom of the
foot and around the ankle. Call your
doctor immediately if you experience
any injury to your feet. Even minor
injuries are an emergency for people
with diabetes.
Our feet are biological masterpieces that serve us well when we
serve them well. They deserve to be
pampered with regular exercise (walking is the best form of exercise for the
feet), daily hygiene, properly fitted
shoes and medical attention when
needed.
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Destination Imagination students
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Students from Badger High School’s
Destination Imagination, a team-based
creative problem solving program, visited
Open Arms Free Clinic, Inc. on March 4,
to learn more about how the clinic serves
the community. The students plan to make
a video about the clinic for their upcoming
Destination Imagination competition.
Open Arms Free Clinic, Inc. is a
501(c)(3) not-for-profit volunteer medical
clinic located in Elkhorn across from the
high school. The clinic offers non-emer-
gent health care to people who live or
work in Walworth County, are at or below
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Eligibility Screening takes place on
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New car is hypnotizing,
and can sniff out donuts
By Celia Rivenbark
I bought a new car this week. My
beloved convertible had developed an
unfixable leak and I was sick of vacuuming out inches of water and waiting for carpet that smelled like basketball feet to dry
out.
I
didn’t
want to put an
ad on Craig’s
List only to
have
somebody buy it
and come back
to my house
the next week
wanting a full
refund plus all
the bacon in
my refrigerator.
W h i c h
would totally Celia Rivenbark
have been deserved, by the way.
So I decided that the only fair thing to
do would be to trade it in to a dealer.
Dealers are used to dealing with unhappy
customers, the kind who would return a
car like mine and whine about how the car
needs “brakes that work,” “windows that
go up and down” and “other mechanical
necessities.”
I didn’t need the hassle so I did the
only honorable thing and traded the car in
with full disclosure about its flaws (honestly).
Duh Hubby offered to go with me but
I told him that wouldn’t be necessary. The
days of a woman needing a man to go with
her to the car dealership to make sure she
didn’t get hoo-doo’ed were a thing of the
past. Things are different now, I told Duh.
For heaven’s sake, Danica Patrick’s on the
pole at Daytona, I told him. No, not that
pole, I added when he looked confused.
Fast forward a few hours and I’m not
sure what happened. I walked into the
dealership a confident, educated consumer
and came out skipping and giggly over the
fact that the front seats in my new car are
heated AND cooled. I went into the dealership armed with facts and bottom lines and
no small amount of research and came out
squealing, “You had me at cooler inside
the glove compartment!”
Who ever heard of such wonderfulness?
I signed lots of pieces of paper (“sign
here ... and here ... oh, and here ... and just
one more ...”) and read none of them. It’s
nothing short of a miracle that one of them
wasn’t headlined “Agreement to Advertise
New Car Sale by Standing Outside
Dealership Wearing Nothing But Chaps
and Coconut Bra.”
The salesman could tell he was dealing
with a literate, informed consumer so he
showed me how you can download an app
that will let the car know when the hot
doughnut sign comes on at the nearest
Krispy Kreme store.
America, she’s a great country.
I was a horrible negotiator and they
could smell it on me. Or maybe that was
just the basketball feet. Either way, I failed
to get a good deal but I did get a great car.
A car that can find hot doughnuts.
Paperwork done, I drove off the lot and
cast a quick glance back at my nine-yearold convertible all alone under a sodium
vapor light and looking like the world’s
most depressing car ad. I’ll miss “Sally.”
Until the next time it rains.
Celia Rivenbark is the author of the
New York Times best-seller, “You Don’t
Sweat Much for a Fat Girl.”
Kym Moore, Branch Manger of Educators Credit Union in Elkhorn receives a
plaque from Paul Yakowenko, Walworth County Firefighters Association President and
firefighter with Bloomfield Fire and Rescue.
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Firefighters Association recognizes
ECU for use of WCFA Smokehouse
The Walworth County Firefighters
Association recently recognized local
businesses for their proactive approach to
promoting fire and life safety through the
use of the association’s Fire Safety
Smokehouse and Sprinkler Demonstration
Trailer. A certificate plaque was presented
to Kym Moore for having the W.C.F.A.
Smokehouse at each of the last six annual
block parties sponsored by Educators
Credit Union each year.
“This shows that they care about the
Fire Safety of children as well as adults in
their community” says Paul Yakowenko
President of the association for the past 18
years. “They are doing their part to keep
the community safe from the dangers of
smoke and fire by having us demonstrate
what happens when fire strikes and what to
do and not to do. We accomplish this
through the use of our Smokehouse at
events like theirs and it is a very value able
tool. They are a very community orientated organization and we are grateful to
them for that.”
This year the Block Party is scheduled
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March 22, 2013
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my patient, which allows us to form a solid
bond and trusting relationship. I believe in fully
educating each expectant mom during her
prenatal care. This allows her to calmly enter
her birthing experience with confidence in her
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Facts about raspberry ketone
Congratulating Inspiration Ministries resident Troy Gehrig (with certificate) on
a presentation to the Walworth-Fontana Rotary Club are (from left) David Lindelow,
Vice President of Walworth-Fontana Rotary; Bob Klockars, Past President of
Walworth-Fontana Rotary; Dr. Jeremy Bria, President of Walworth-Fontana Rotary;
John Henderson, Past President of the Elkhorn Rotary Club; and Robin Knoll, Past
President of the Walworth– Fontana Rotary Club. Gehrig and Knoll presented a program about Inspiration Ministries, which is located at the corner of Highway 67 and
County Trunk F in the Town of Walworth. Inspiration Ministries is a Christian- based
residential community that serves adults with physical and cognitive disabilities. IM
seeks to enable people with disabilities to live independently while promoting interdependent relationships. Inspiration Ministries’ Resale Shop, special events and volunteer opportunities draw thousands of people to the Walworth campus each year.
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By Barbara Quinn
Wouldn’t it just be wonderful if a pill
could instantly dissolve off all our extra
pounds? Some claim to have found it in a
supplement called raspberry ketone.
Others warn us to look at the facts.
Here’s what we know about raspberry
ketone, thanks to some smart investigation
by dietitian intern Marian Crockett:
Claim: “Raspberry ketone is the primary aroma compound of red raspberries.”
Fact: True. Raspberry ketone (also
referred to as RK) is a chemical compound
that gives raspberries their fruity fragrance. Food and cosmetic manufacturers
add it to their products for this purpose.
Claim: “Research has shown that raspberry ketone can help with weight-loss
efforts, especially when paired with regular exercise and a well-balanced diet of
healthy and whole foods.”
Fact: Regular exercise and a well-balanced diet do indeed help with weight loss
efforts. Raspberry ketone has not been scientifically studied in humans, so it’s anyone’s guess whether it aids weight loss.
Claim: “Raspberry ketone causes the
fat within your cells to get broken up more
effectively, helping your body burn fat
faster.”
Fact: Perhaps if you are a rat. One
study tested RK on six obese male rats and
compared it to six other rats. The rats fed
RK were more likely to lose weight.
Another study exposed RK to fat cells in a
test tube and found that RK stimulated the
breakdown of these cells.
Claim: “The recommended dose of
raspberry ketone for weight loss is 100
milligrams per day.”
Fact: Who knows? No human studies
have yet been done. (I think I already said
this.) And if we extrapolate the dosage
given in the six-obese-male-rat study, it
would translate to several thousand milligrams in humans.
By Shamane Mills
According to a new report, excessive
drinking costs Wisconsin $6.8 billion
every year.
Your resource for healthy weight management and weight-related health problems
Program basics:
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Claim: “Raspberry ketone product is
made from ingredients that are 100 percent
natural, ensuring that there are no negative
side effects.”
Fact: Rattlesnakes are 100 percent natural and can still bite you. Some concern
has been expressed that RK is chemically
similar to a stimulant called “synephrine”
which can increase heart rate and blood
pressure ... not a good idea for anyone with
a heart condition.
Claim: RK “slices up fat molecules so
it burns easier ...”
Fact: RK’s chemical structure is also
similar to capsaicin _ the heat-generating
substance in hot peppers. In a test tube, RK
appears to stimulate a protein that breaks
down fat.
Claim: “Raspberry ketone is a miracle
fat burner in a bottle.”
Fact: Raspberry ketone is a “miracle
money maker” in a bottle. Unless you are
an obese male rat, it is way too early to
draw any conclusions about the effectiveness or safety of RK as a weight loss aid.
A recent review article in the
International Journal of Sports Nutrition
concluded: “There is no strong research
evidence indicating that a specific supplement will produce significant weight loss,
especially in the long term. Weight-loss
supplements containing metabolic stimulants (such as caffeine, ephedra, or
synephrine) are most likely to produce
adverse side effects and should be avoided.”
(Barbara Quinn is a registered dietitian
and certified diabetes educator at the
Community Hospital of the Monterey
Peninsula. Email her at bquinn@chomp
.org.)
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Alcohol abuse costs state billions
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Free information meetings
Mercy Walworth Hospital and Medical Center
lower level conference room
Second Thursday of each month
4:30-5:30 pm
Mercy Healthy Image is led by
Jean A. Ibric, MD
a board certified family medicine doctor who
specializes in safe, medically supervised weight loss.
The $6.8 billion figure takes into
account lost productivity, health costs and
crime. The report was prepared by the
University of Wisconsin (UW) Population
Health Institute.
The release of the report took place in
five Wisconsin cities at the same time. At
each event were people attesting to the
devastating effects of alcohol abuse —
people like cops, judges, and emergency
room physicians.
Doctor Jeff Pothof, an assistant professor of medicine at UW-Madison's School
of Medicine and Public Health, says
excessive drinking is not just a problem for
alcoholics. He points out that most of UW
Hospital's trauma patients with alcoholrelated accidents have never been ticketed
for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
“They’re thinking, ‘This can’t happen
to me. I’m not an alcoholic. This is a problem for the select few.’ And the truth is, is
that’s just not true,” says Dr. Pothof.
A group called Health First Wisconsin
says alcohol consumption in Wisconsin is
30 percent higher than the national average. Some communities, like Two Rivers,
have made headway in lowering drinking
rates. Health First Director Maureen
Busalacchi, says they started by scrapping
policies that encouraged drinking.
“The Two Rivers City Council used to
give barrels of beer to the graduating senior
class,” said Busalacchi. “So change can happen, and now they have seen over time in
Manitowoc County a decrease in youth consumption of alcohol.”
To help reduce drinking in the general
population, a state council on alcohol and
drug abuse has a number of recommendations. They include raising the tax on beer
and alcohol, setting up sobriety checkpoints, and limiting the number of local
alcohol permits.
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Walworth County agency works !
to reduce falls in older adults
The Walworth County Aging &
Disability Resource Center (ADRC) and
partners are working to reduce the number of falls in Wisconsin. Falls are the
leading cause of injury and death for
older Americans. Falls threaten a
senior’s safety and independence and
generate enormous economic and personal costs.
However, falling is not an inevitable
result of aging. Through evidenced
based interventions, practical lifestyle
adjustments, and community partnerships, the number of falls among seniors
can be substantially reduced.
Stepping On is a workshop offered
by the ADRC of Walworth County. The
workshop helps older adults prevent
falls. The workshop is for two hours,
once a week for seven weeks, April 10
through May 22, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the
Lake Geneva City Hall, 626 Geneva St,
Lake Geneva.
Stepping On will help participants
identify why they fall and different ways
to prevent falls, including strength and
balance exercises, home safety check
suggestions and a medication review.
The workshop is for people who
have fallen and for people who fear
falling. Participants will leave with more
strength, achieve better balance, and
experience a feeling of confidence and
independence as a result of performing
various activities and sharing with the
group, personal experiences about falls.
The program was developed by Dr.
Lindy Clemson of Sydney, Australia, to
help older adults learn ways to prevent
falls. It was brought to the United States
by Dr. Jane Mahoney, Executive
Director of the Wisconsin Institute for
Healthy Aging, with funding from the
Centers for Disease Control and other
partners. The research has found that
5K to run on 5/18
The Walworth County Employee
Wellness Council will sponsor a Get Fit
5K run/walk on Saturday, May 18, at the
Kettle Moraine Nordic Trail (white loop).
This fun, family orientated 5K, is designed
bo be a way to support the Wellness
Council’s mission on improving employee
wellness, and is open to the public. The
event will take place rain or shine.
Registration will begin at 8 a.m., with
the race starting at 9. Kettle Moraine trails
are located just off of Hwy H in Lagrange
Township. A Wisconsin State Park sticker
will be required for each vehicle on race
day. A daily pass can be purchased that day
for $7.
Entry fees will be $15 for walkers, $20
for runners, and $5 for children ages 6-12,
(prices will increase by $5 after May 8th).
Everyone who pre-registers will receive a
free tee shirt.
Log on to www.co.walworth.wi.us for
a registration form or call Dale Wilson at
741-4949 for more information.
LGSO to perform
La Traviata 4/16
Romance, drama, and tragedy take to the
concert hall stage Saturday, April 6, when
the Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra
will perform La Traviata. The orchestra’s
concert production of Giuseppe Verdi’s
opera will feature soloists from the Lyric
Opera of Chicago as the colorful characters Violetta, Alfredo, and Germont. The
concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Calvary
Community Church in Williams Bay.
Adult tickets to La Traviata are $10;
students through high school are free.
Tickets may be purchased at www.
LakeGenevaOrchestra.org or by calling
(262) 359-9072.
people who complete the workshop have
a 31 percent reduced rate of falls.
Contact Kris Ruf, Prevention
Specialist, at 741-3309 to register for the
workshop. Pre-registration is required.
March 22, 2013
! S ERVICE N EWS !
Army Pvt. James Laitila has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort
Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Mo.
During the nine weeks of training,
Laitila received instruction in drill and
ceremony, weapons, rifle marksmanship
qualification, bayonet combat, chemical
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warfare, field training and tactical exercises, marches, military courtesy, military
justice, physical fitness, first aid, and
Army history, traditions, and core values.
A 2012 graduate of Big Foot High
School, Laitila is the son of Stacy and
Alan Laitila of Walworth.
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Spring Home and Garden
March 22, 2013 — 15
Tankless water heater saves money
By Angie Hicks
For years, traditional gas-powered
tank water heaters have been one of the
biggest energy hogs in the home. With
tank heaters, you have to pay to heat water
you aren’t even using.
Not so with a tankless water heater.
“It’s truly an on-demand hot water
heater,” said Kyle Whelpley, operations
manager for J.F. Denney Plumbing and
Heating Inc. in Leavenworth, Kan. “It
does nothing until you turn on your hot
water. So, when you’re at work, it simply
hangs on the wall and doesn’t cost you one
penny, compared to a 40- or 50-gallon tank
you pay to heat while you’re away from
the house. Here in the Midwest, a 50-gallon natural gas water heater’s yearly cost is
about $360. A (comparably-sized gas tankless) is about $190.”
Tankless water heaters are a fraction of
the size of tank systems – roughly the size
of a circuit breaker box – and mount to a
wall instead of taking up valuable space in
the basement or garage.
“Some people really like the fact they
have their space back, once they get a tankless installed,” said Rob Evans of Mr.
Rooter of Columbus, Ga.
The most popular benefit of a tankless
water heater, though, is an almost endless
supply of hot water it provides by heating
the water via an internal heat exchanger.
“A tankless water heater is designed so
that, if you wanted to, you could take a
shower from 8 a.m. until midnight at 115
degrees and it won’t move one degree,”
Whelpley said. “It’s truly endless hot
water.”
Though gas tankless water heaters cost
about twice as much as their conventional
predecessors – ranging from $2,500 to
$5,000 on average – they are easily
repairable compared to a tank unit that
usually needs to be replaced when it fails.
Tankless heaters last 20 years on average
and are more energy efficient, making
them more environmentally friendly than
the traditional models. Qualifying tankless
water heaters are eligible for a $300 federal tax credit. Some utility providers also
offer rebates for qualifying purchases.
“A tank water heater lasts about nine
years on average,” Evans said. “A tankless
generally lasts twice that long. So, even
though the initial upfront costs can be
quite a bit, over the long haul it’s cheaper
because you don’t have to replace the
water heater nine years down the road.”
Electric tankless heaters are available
as well, but use a lot of power and typically require the electrical service to be
upgraded. Electric heaters are best for limited use, such as a small apartment or a
point-of-use application like a dedicated
sink where you need plenty of hot water.
Tankless water heaters require minimal maintenance, other than periodic
flushing to descale them of mineral
buildup. A plumber can do that service,
typically for around $100 to $150. A handy
homeowner can clean the system with
vinegar if he or she follows the manufacturer’s recommended guidelines for
descaling. It’s also recommended homeowners have a water softener to reduce
scale buildup.
“You can tell a difference on ones that
have water softeners and ones that don’t
have water softeners,” Whelpley said.
“When you heat the water that quickly,
you bring the calcium out even quicker.”
Tankless water heaters do require venting and should be placed close to gas lines
to operate at their highest efficiency. A
licensed plumber who has a good history
of working with tankless heaters can help
ensure it’s installed correctly and is properly sized to accommodate your family’s
needs.
“The biggest thing is to make sure you
get somebody that knows tankless and
deals with tankless day in and day out,”
Whelpley said. “The biggest thing I see is
people go to (a big box hardware store)
and see a tankless and say, ‘I’ll take that,’
but they don’t know that you have to size
it for the house. How many shower heads
do you have? How many Jacuzzi tubs do
you have? If you go buy one off the shelf
that’s a 5-gallon a minute when you really
need a 9-gallon a minute and you have one
person taking a shower in the master bathroom and another person goes to take a
shower in the guest bathroom, you won’t
have (enough water pressure).”
Angie Hicks is the founder of Angie’s
List, the nation’s most trusted resource for
local consumer reviews on everything from
home repair to healthcare.
© 2013, http://www.angieslist.com/
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Milwaukee County Zoo’s Jaguar cubs are now on exhibit. They were recently
named B’alam and Zean in a contest open to the public.
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Milwaukee Zoo’s jaguar cubs
are more than just cute babies
By Chuck Quirmbach
Some newly-named jaguar cubs
have brought genetic diversity to the
Milwaukee County Zoo.
The two cubs were born last
November, the first of their species to be
born there in 38 years. The zoo just
announced the new names of the cubs,
based on the results of a contest: B’alam
and Zean.
But scientists at the zoo say these
cubs are more than just a cute tourism
draw. Large mammals curator Tim Wild
says the cubs’ father is a wild-born
jaguar, roughly 14 years old, captured in
Belize after killing some livestock. The
zoo no longer takes in many wild animals, due to various concerns, including
the difficulty in getting import permits.
Wild says the cubs help bring genetic diversity to North American zoos.
“All the jaguars in zoos in North
America are managed as a group,” says
Wild. “So anytime you bring new genes
into that population, it adds new bloodlines and it kind of spreads things out a
little better. It brings inbreeding down.”
Wild says the diversity can help deal
with change.
“With changing environments and
changing habitats with more diversity,
you have animals out there that are
going to be adaptable,” he explains.
“Disease is one of those things. Some
animals might better be able to handle a
disease that runs through a population.”
Wild says the cub’s father is very
healthy, making it unlikely he brought in
any problems or passed them on to his
offspring. Wild also says he hopes the
breeding success in Milwaukee shows
the importance of the wild jaguar population in Belize, which may discourage
ranchers and farmers there from wanting
to shoot the animals.
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March 22, 2013
Five easy steps to a low maintenance, eco-friendly landscape
By Melinda Myers
It’s possible to create a beautiful
landscape and be kind to the environment even with a busy schedule and
while staying within budget. “All it
takes is a bit of planning and a few low
maintenance strategies,” says gardening
expert and author Melinda Myers.
Myers recommends these five strategies to create a low maintenance ecofriendly landscape this season.
Be Waterwise
Save money on the water bill, time
spent watering and this precious
resource, water. Start by growing
drought tolerant plants suited to your
growing environment. Once established
they will only need watering during
extended dry spells. Mulch with shredded leaves, evergreen needles, woodchips, or other organic matter to conserve moisture, reduce weeds, and
improve the soil as they decompose.
Fertilize with a low nitrogen fertilizer, like Milorganite, that promotes slow
steady growth instead of excessive
greenery that requires more water. Plus,
it won’t burn even during drought.
Put rainwater to work all season long
by using rain barrels to capture rainwater off your roof or directly from the sky.
Recycle Yard Waste
Minimize the amount of yard waste
produced, reuse what can be in other
areas of the landscape and recycle the
rest as compost. These are just a few
strategies that will save time bagging,
hauling, and disposing of yard debris.
And better yet, implementing this strategy will save money and time spent buying and transporting soil amendments,
since it will be created right in the backyard.
Mulching with shredded leaves, evergreen needles, woodchips, or other organic matter will conserve moisture, reduce weeds, and improve the soil as they decompose.
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Start by leaving grass clippings on
the lawn. The short clippings break
down quickly, adding organic matter,
nutrients and moisture to the soil. Grow
trees suited to the growing conditions
and available space. That means less
pruning and fewer trimmings that will
need to be managed.
Make Compost at Home
Recycle yard waste into compost.
Put plant waste into a heap and let it rot.
Yes, it really is that simple. The more
effort put into the process, the quicker
the results.
Do not add insect-infested or diseased plant material or perennial weeds
like quack grass, annual weeds gone to
seed, or invasive plants. Most compost
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piles are not hot enough to kill these
pests. And do not add meat, dairy, or
bones that can attract rodents.
Manage Pests
A healthy plant is the best defense
against insects and disease. Select the
most pest-resistant plants suited to the
growing conditions and provide proper
care.
Check plants regularly throughout the
growing season. It is easier to control a
few insects than the hundreds that can
develop in a week or two. And when
problems arise, look for the most ecofriendly control. Start by removing small
infestations by hand. Consider traps, barriers, and natural products if further control is needed. And as always be sure to
read and follow label directions carefully.
Energy Wise Landscape Design
Use landscape plantings to keep
homes warmer in the winter and cooler
in the summer. Homes will have a more
comfortable temperature throughout the
seasons and energy costs will be
reduced.
Plant trees on the east and west side
of a house to shade windows in the summer and let the sun shine in and warm it
up through the south-facing windows in
winter.
Shade air conditioners, so they run
more efficiently and be sure to collect
and use any water they produce for container gardens.
Incorporate these changes into gardening routines and habits over time.
Soon these and many more strategies
that help save time and money while
being kind to the environment will seem
to occur automatically.
Nationally known gardening expert,
TV/radio host, author & columnist
Melinda Myers has more than 30 years
of horticulture experience and has written more than 20 gardening books,
including “Can’t Miss Small Space
Gardening.” She hosts the nationally
syndicated Melinda’s Garden Moment
segments which air on more than 115
TV and radio stations throughout the
U.S. She is a columnist and contributing
editor for Birds & Blooms magazine and
writes the twice monthly “Gardeners’
Questions” newspaper column. Myers
also has a column in Gardening How-to
magazine. She has a master’s degree in
horticulture, is a certified arborist and
was a horticulture instructor with tenure.
Her web site is www.melindamyers.com/
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March 22, 2013 —17
Grow up, not out, with
square-foot gardening
By Kathy Van Mullekom
No matter how you garden – on the
cheap or with wallet wide open – it’s
wise to garden the smart way.
In the edible garden, smart means
finding ways to maximize your harvest
and minimize your workload and planting space.
These three new gardening books
outline ways to do just that. Each provides helpful how-to details – not just
pretty photos.
GROW UP, NOT OUT
Raised beds and containers get lots
of attention, but vertical gardening is
one of the easiest and most practical
ways to grow edibles.
Vertical gardening means people living in condos, apartments and other
places with limited yard space can reap
the benefits of fresh food, according to
Chris McLaughlin, author of “Vertical
Vegetable Gardening.”
Besides the traditional trellises and
arbors, the book shows how to grow on
common household items you can recycle or reuse for free: broken baby gates
that can be folded side up and spread to
create an A-frame, crib springs turned on
their ends, ladders with boards put
across the rungs to holds pots, shoe bags
filled with soil, tin tub gardens you can
hang and 5-gallon buckets that are suspended from trees or poles.
Chris also shows how to turn wire,
twine and other materials into arbors,
teepees, fences and A-frames to support
vining, twining, twisting plants. Even a
kiddie pool filled with soil becomes a
small garden. There are lists of materials
and directions on how to make each, and
profiles identify 30 veggies, fruits and
herbs best suited for vertical gardening.
MAKE EVERY FOOT COUNT
Square-foot gardening took root 30
years ago when Mel Bartholomew
penned his first book on how to garden
less to get more – for example, 48 crops
from two 4-by-6-foot boxes.
Two million copies later, he operates
the Square Foot Gardening Foundation
(www.squarefootgardening.org) and
recently released two new books on the
topic – the “Square Foot Gardening
Answer Book” and the “All New Square
Foot Gardening, Second Edition.”
The answer book draws on hundreds
of questions he’s heard over the years,
including how to garden in a shady yard,
how to calculate the potential yield from
a square-foot garden, how to deter pests
and how to rotate crops for maximum
results.
He also addresses common problems
all gardeners can relate to: The gnats in
my square-foot garden are a real bother;
how can I deal with them? Make a spray
by mixing 1 part vodka with 3 parts
water. No, don’t drink it; spray the area
infested by the gnats. You can check
whether you’ve gotten rid of the gnats
by cutting a potato in half and leaving it
in the area. If, after a week, the potato is
still clean, your gnat problem is gone.
POT UP A GARDEN
In “Grow Your Own in Pots,” Kay
Maguire features 30 step-by-step projects using vegetables, fruits and herbs.
She shows how to sprout seed potatoes in egg cartons and then grow them
in recycled, porous bags or large tubs;
spinach in a window box; rhubarb in old
garbage cans; and beans and sweet corn
as companion plants in a tub.
Her chapter on Garden Soil 101 is
particularly helpful because healthy soil
makes a healthy plant. You’ll like her
“compost sandwich,” which uses layers
of newspaper, cardboard, yard debris
and topsoil to create the best of best beds
for growing anything.
“Growing your own makes you
happy, healthy, and it’s fun, too,” writes
Kay.
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Attendees look over auction items at last year’s Elkhorn Area Women's Club
Card & Game Night. This year’s event will be held Wednesday, April 24 at the Monte
Carlo Room to raise monies for Elkhorn Area High School scholarships. The evenings
festivities will start at 6:30 p.m. with a raffle/basket review. The cost of $12 per person
includes desserts and finger food. Tickets for the Chance Bucket Raffle, as well as a
chance to win a $100 cash payout, will be available, as well as a Silent Auction of items
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March 22, 2013
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An exhibitor tweaks a few connections while setting up for the 2013 Model Train
Show at the American Legion Hall in Delavan on March 8.
(Beacon photo)
DAR presents American History
Awards at Lakeland School
The Samuel Phoenix Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolution,
presented American History Awards at
Lakeland School of Walworth County,
Elkhorn on March 1. The topic for the
essay contest was “Forgotten Patriots
Who Supported the American Struggle.”
The essays covered subjects such as:
Francis Marion, Swamp Fox; Sybil
Ludington, Female Paul Revere;
William Dawes, Rider who Spread the
Same Message as Paul Revere; Crispus
Attucks, First Casualty of the American
Revolution; Deborah Sampson, Soldier;
Esther Reed and Sarah Bache,
Daughters of Liberty Group.
Teachers involved in the project
were Joanne Suchy and Irene Straz.
Music instructor Sue Harig led the students in patriotic songs. The essay judge
was Ione Tindle, Walworth with alternate judges, Joan Johnson, Allen
Lehman, Walworth and County
Historian Doris Reinke, Elkhorn. Nancy
Lehman, DAR American History
Chairman and Past State DAR Historian,
presented the awards. Kathleen Murray,
Past DAR Treasurer, presented a check
to the History Department. Jennifer
Coon, Junior DAR Member and JAC
Chairman, assisted in the certificate presentations.
The Jr. High: Medalists of the
American History Essay Contest were:
Angie Bishop, Nick Taylor and Jessie
Stoll with runners-up being Destiny
Brobst, Will Griffin, Aaron Rasmussen,
Jordan Allen and Cody Recob.
The high school level medalists were
Austin Frischmann and Greg Webel with
runners-up being Christopher Thompson
and Sean Jacobs.
The Lakeland School Junior
American Citizens Group, received first
place awards from Samuel Phoenix
Chapter and Wisconsin State DAR
Society for their November Voter
Education and Voting Day Project. The
entry has advanced to the North-Central
District Contest.
“All the students at Lakeland School
are to be congratulated on their enthusiasm for and knowledge of American history,” said Lehman.
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Easter and Christmas are two days of
great Spiritual significance on the
Christian calendar – we’ll touch on that a
bit later – but they are also days of sweet
treats, family fun and great food.
My brothers, six and eight years older
than
I,
had
reached the age
where looking for
Easter
baskets
was no big thing.
My father told my
mother the boys
were too old for
Easter baskets.
Mom pushed for
“just one more
year, honey.”
Against his
Marjie Reed
better judgment,
dad agreed.
Mom realized dad was right when she
couldn’t even wake the boys to look for
their baskets. Eventually, they stumbled
out of bed, since they had to get ready for
church anyway, and to make mom happy,
started looking for their baskets.
Unbeknownst to my one brother (and
my parents), the other had secretly dyed
some eggs. After his brother fell asleep
Saturday night, the perpetrator found and
infiltrated the other’s basket with his eggs.
“Oh, what a thoughtful thing to do,”
you say. One young teenage boy being
thoughtful to another? To quote Sherlock
Holmes, “Skullduggery was afoot.”
Both the boys eventually found their
baskets and, of course, the comparison
started. One definitely had more colored
eggs than the other; he was elated.
They sat on their beds and began
cracking the hardboiled eggs and wolfing
them down. All of a sudden, there was a
groan as the brother with the most eggs
cracked another one and found out it hadn’t been boiled at all. Raw egg ran all over
his bed and the guilty party took off running towards my room.
Then things really ran amuck. I was in
the midst of a raw-egg war. Colored raw
eggs flew past me as my annoyed, egg
covered brother aimed for retaliation. My
room was in the direct line of fire.
A couple of the eggs hit the hot radiator in my room and began to fry as the
mess ran down the free standing heater.
My brothers were in a boatload of trouble. Mom and dad burst into my room and,
smelling fried eggs and seeing colored
shells everywhere, I remember my dad’s
famous loud words to my mom, “I told
you they were too old for Easter baskets!”
I enjoyed the rest of that Easter day
twirling in my new dress, enjoying the
shine on my new patent leathers, and biting the ears off my chocolate bunnies.
My brothers, on the other hand, were
scrubbing radiators and washing sheets.
Oh, yeah, that was the last year they got
Easter baskets.
Now along that same line let me tell
you what we do with colored eggs.
Believe it or not, we don’t boil them at all;
however, we don’t throw them, either. We
dye dozens and dozens of raw eggs and it
works out great.
We started this when the kids were
each between three and four. We told them
they were not hard boiled and to be gentle.
It worked out fine.
Try it with your kids or grandkids.
Don’t just say your kids will break them
all; give them some direction as to how to
handle the eggs gently and let them go.
You’ll be pleasantly surprised and it’s a
treat to see all the colors every morning
when you open the box to scramble or fry
eggs.
Expect a couple to break and don’t
freak out if they do. They are eggs and
we’ve all broken our share, so relax and let
the kids have fun.
One more hint my daughter taught me
about dying eggs with less mess is to use
an old flannel-backed tablecloth and cover
the table, flannel side up.
Then when spills occur, the flannel
soaks it up. If the cloth has raw egg on it,
just fold it up and toss it out when you’re
finished; if it’s just wet from dye, let it dry
and use it again next year.
Dear God,
The world celebrates rebirth at Easter.
It occurs in spring when the natural world
is waking up from a long, cold, lethargic
winter.
Many of us need to wake up from our
spiritual lethargy, as well, and Easter
Sunday is the perfect time to do so.
As the kids find their Easter baskets,
enjoy some colored eggs and nibble the
ears off their chocolate bunnies, remind us
parents to keep an eye on the clock so we
can get our family to church on time.
Easter is a joyous day – help us to be
sure our kids know the real reason for the
season, the resurrection of Christ from the
tomb.HE LIVES!
Amen
Marjie Reed lives in Harvard, Ill., with
her husband, Bob. They have been married
nearly 45 years and have three children
and eight grandchildren. Contact Marjie
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dancers in American musical theater?
Thanks for a good question. I was
vaguely familiar with the usage before I
started to look into it, but I’ve actually
learned a number of interesting things
while poking around for details.
“Gypsy” is a fascinating word in its
own right. In its original (and properly
capitalized) sense, it refers to a nomadic
people who originated in northwestern
India and first appeared in Europe in the
early 16th century. When Gypsies eventually made it to England, they were called
“gipcyan” (later modified to “gypsy”),
which was a shortening of “Egyptian,”
the popular impression being that they
hailed from North Africa. The “gypsies”
called themselves “Roma” or “Romani,”
from “rom,” the word for “man” in their
language, Romany.
Today there are an estimated four million Roma in Europe and large populations in both North and South America.
Historically, the Roma have frequently
been the target of discrimination,
exploitation, deportation and even extermination in their host countries, where
they were popularly imagined to make
their livelihood by theft and deceit.
Popular prejudice against the Roma is
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but there is reason to doubt that explanation. “Gyp” in this sense didn’t appear
until the late 19th century, and it appeared
in the US, where the Roma were not all
that common. “Gyp” in the “cheat” sense
may actually come from “gippo,” an
much older term for a kitchen worker
(from the French “juppeau,” a kind of
short tunic).
The reputation of the Roma for
nomadic wandering underlies several
uses of “gypsy” in colloquial English.
“Gypsy cabs” in large cities are taxicabs
that, while either unlicensed or licensed
only to operate “on call,” roam the streets
illegally picking up fares. A “gypsy
truck” is one operating in an area where it
has no home depot. Other businesses and
occupations operating in an unlicensed
and/or sporadic fashion, such as small
logging operations, are also tagged with
the adjective “gypsy.”
I have been, as yet, unable to pin
down a debut date for “gypsy” in the
sense of “a dancer or chorus member in
the company of a musical play,” but,
based on what I have found, I’d be willing to bet that the term dates back to at
least the 1940s, and quite possibly much
earlier. Oddly enough, I have yet to find a
dictionary that even lists “gypsy” in this
sense, which is odd, since it’s hardly
obscure. In any case, the term “gypsy” in
the theatrical sense comes from the fact
that dancers or chorus singers work in
one show during its run (on Broadway,
for instance), and then move on to another, frequently performing in many dozens
of shows in the course of their careers.
Some “gypsies” eventually, after years of
hard work, graduate to starring roles and
fame; the actress, singer and dancer Chita
Rivera is perhaps the most notable example of starting out as a “gypsy” and ending up a major star.
You’d think that the peripatetic nature
of such a career would dictate a somewhat individualistic lifestyle, but apparently not. Gypsies stick together. A fascinating CBS Sunday Morning report from
2012
(www.cbsnews.com/video/
watch/?id=7411210n) showcased the
pre-show opening night Broadway ritual
of the “Gypsy Robe,” in which the
“gypsy” with the most show credits is
honored with a robe festooned with the
logos of all the shows in which previous
winners have performed.
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The confusion of Easter
These two sisters gearing up for Easter must live somewhere down south.
This year’s early Easter may mean snow bunnies are still in fashion here.
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Easter may be the most confusing
holiday of the year. Ask anyone when
Easter is next year and the odds are 10 to
1 he or she won’t know. If you had asked
them the same question about this year’s
date for Easter earlier in the year, you
would have elicited the same response.
The dates, by the way, are: 2013,
March 31; 2014, April 20; 2015, April 5.
The reason for the confusion is that
Easter and the holidays that are related
to it are moveable feasts, in that they
don’t fall on a fixed date in the
Gregorian or Julian calendars (both of
which follow the cycle of the sun and the
seasons). Instead, the date for Easter is
determined on a lunisolar calendar similar to the Hebrew calendar. Get it?
The early church fathers wished to
keep the observance of Easter in correlation to the Jewish Passover. Because the
death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus
Christ happened after the Passover, they
wanted Easter to always be celebrated
subsequent to the Passover. And, since
the Jewish holiday calendar is based on
solar and lunar cycles, each feast day is
movable, with dates shifting from year
to year. .
The First Council of Nicaea (325
AD) established the date of Easter as the
first Sunday after the full moon (the
Paschal Full Moon) following the March
equinox. Ecclesiastically, the equinox is
reckoned to be on March 21 (even
though the equinox occurs, astronomically speaking, on March 20 in most
years), and the “Full Moon” is not necessarily the astronomically correct date.
In Western Christianity, using the
Gregorian calendar, Easter always falls
on a Sunday between March 22 and
April 25, inclusively. The following day,
Easter Monday, is a legal holiday in
many countries with predominantly
Christian traditions.
Eastern Orthodox Christians compute the date differently, as do other
organizations. Attempts to reconcile the
dates between all of these factions have
met with little success and there is little
probability that it will happen in the
future.
Many Americans follow the tradition
of coloring hard-boiled eggs and giving
baskets of candy. The Easter Bunny is a
popular legendary anthropomorphic
Easter gift-giving character analogous to
Santa Claus in American culture. On
Easter Monday, the President of the
United States holds an annual Easter egg
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In some countries where Christianity
is a state religion, or where the country
has large Christian population, Easter is
a public holiday. Some European and
other countries in the world also have
Easter Monday as a public holiday.
In Canada, both Easter Sunday and
Easter Monday are public holidays. In
the province of Quebec, either Good
Friday or Easter Monday (although most
companies give both) are statutory holidays. Two days before Easter Sunday, on
Good Friday, is a public holiday as well.
In Denmark, Finland, Norway and
Sweden, both Easter Sunday and Easter
Monday are public holidays. It is a holiday for most workers except some shopping malls that stay open for half day.
Many businesses give their employees
almost a week off, which is called Easter
break.
In the United States, Easter Sunday
is a flag day but because Easter falls on
a Sunday, which is already a non working day for federal and state employees,
it has not been designated as a federal or
state holiday. Few banks that are normally open on regular Sundays (have
you ever seen one of those?) are closed
on Easter. Some retail stores, shopping
malls, and restaurants are closed on
Easter Sunday, although this practice is
declining.
Good Friday, which occurs two days
before Easter Sunday, is a holiday in 12
states. Even in states where Good Friday
is not a holiday, many financial institutions, stock markets, and public schools
are closed. Historically, schools have
given extended spring breaks of one to
two weeks around the Easter holiday,
but this practice has been declining in
favor of fixed one-week recesses around
Washington’s Birthday and in late April.
So why do we have the Easter Bunny
as a symbol of Easter? And why, since
rabbits are mammals and don’t lay eggs,
does the bunny traditionally bring eggs –
colored, no less – on Easter.
It turns out that the egg-toting Easter
bunny evolved from a mythic German
goddess named Ostara, (Oestre / Eastre)
who was the Germanic Goddess of
Springtime.
Eggs, like rabbits and hares, are fertility symbols of antiquity. Since birds
lay eggs and rabbits give birth to large
litters in the early spring, these became
symbols of the rising fertility of the
earth at the March Equinox.
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According to The New Yorker magazine, last year, for the first time, the percentage of U.S. women with tattoos – 23
percent – surpassed that of men, at 19 percent.
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Some prices from a grocery ad in 1913
were: milk, 32 cents a gallon; eggs, 30
cents a dozen; bacon 33 cents a pound;
potatoes, 9 cents for 5 pounds and; sirloin
steak, 24 cents a pound. Of course, the
average annual wage in 1913 was $1,296,
or $24.92 per week.
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The question of the week is “what was
Noah’s last name?” According to one website, “Noah would have had a surname in
accordance with Semitic practice. Noach’s
father was Lamech, thus Noah would have
been known as Noach ben Lamech, Noah
son of Lamech. But after many years of
research, we recently decided that his last
name would have either been Carpenter or
Arkwright.
March 22, 2013 — 23
This lavish interurban trolley, originally manufactured for the Sheboygan Light
Power & Railway in 1908 and meticulously restored by East Troy Electric Railroad volunteers in 2005, can be seen at the museum in East Troy.
(Photo furnished)
East Troy Electric Railroad
announces summer events
Delavan Alderman Ryan Schroeder, Ava and Debra Cross serve up corned beef
and cabbage, roast chicken and more during the Delavan Lions Club St. Patrick’s Day
fundraiser on Sunday, March 17 at The Village Suppere Club.
(Beacon photo)
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Celebrating 106 years of riding the
rails through Southeast Wisconsin’s Kettle
Moraine countryside, the East Troy
Electric Railroad has planned a number of
special events for the upcoming season
showcasing its stable of interurban rail
treasures, as well as the addition of a pizza
train to its dinner train schedule allowing
young rail fans the opportunity to dine
aboard former coaches of the Chicago
South Shore & South Bend Railroad. [The
foregoing won the longest-sentence-ofthe-year award. Editor.]
A variety of antique trolleys and
interurban coaches that once whisked passengers from major cities to surrounding
towns and nearby summer retreats will be
featured during the season including
Chicago’s workhorse “El” cars that
debuted in the 1920s, a rare trolley built
for the Milwaukee Transport Company in
1920 and a lavish interurban trolley from
1908 originally manufactured for the
Sheboygan Light Power & Railway.
All special events are included in the
daily unlimited ride fare: $12.50 for adults;
$10.50 for seniors; $8.00 for children ages
three – 11; children under three, free.
The East Troy Electric Railroad, one of
only three electric interurban railways in
the U.S. that have maintained electric
operations for more than 100 years, is
home to over 20 rail treasures including
open cars, locomotives, streetcars and
interurban coaches. The railroad continues to be operated and managed by a
legion of volunteers committed to the
operation and preservation of historic trolleys and interurban railcars.
The 2013 summer events calendar
includes:
North Shore Day
June 22
Celebrate the famed North Shore Line
that once whisked passengers from
Milwaukee to Chicago and all points inbetween. Photos and memorabilia of the
North Shore Line, which ceased operation
50 years ago, will be on display including
a retrospective from noted railroad photographer John Gruber from the Center for
Railroad Photography & Art in Madison.
Historians from Classic Trains magazine
will also be on-hand to discuss the interurban era and classic railroading in general.
A variety of historic railcars will be on display and ferrying passengers from the railroad’s depot and museum to the turn of the
century-styled terminal at the renowned
Elegant Farmer. North Shore Day will
serve as the launch of a fundraising campaign to restore Chicago North Shore and
Milwaukee Railroad coach 761, which
will be on display during the event.
Chicago Day
July 27
Celebrate Chicago’s railway history
during Chicago Days as the East Troy
Electric Railroad features its collection of
rapid transit cars that once whisked people
around Chicago and its suburbs. Riders of
Chicago’s “L” line prior to 1978 will
remember the iconic 4000-series cars with
its interesting interiors, old-time light fixtures, walkover leatherette seats and
“bowling alley seating at the ends. The
historic Pullman-built cars of the famed
Chicago South Shore & South Bend
Railroad will also be running the rails during the weekend ferrying passengers from
the railroad’s historic depot and museum
to the turn of the century-styled terminal at
the renowned Elegant Farmer.
Milwaukee Day
September 21
Home to the last remaining streetcar
from the Milwaukee Electric Railway &
Light Company still in operation, the East
Troy Electric Railroad celebrates
Milwaukee’s rich railcar history during
Milwaukee Days. Joining the 1920 built
streetcar, which once whisked residents
from the greater Milwaukee area to the
ballpark and shopping centers, is a 1907
line car equipped to respond to trolley
emergencies. Also featured during the
weekend is L8, a stately locomotive built
in 1935 that once served as a secondary
work car called on to help in track maintenance and brush cutting, as well as serving
as a yard goat and backup locomotive.
Dinner Trains
Recreating the time when commuter
trains offered lavish meals served on china
atop white table cloths. The East Troy
Electric Railroad offers guests a two-hour,
four-course exquisite dining experience.
Home to the last remaining electric
interurban dining car train in North
America, dinner train service for the 2013
season will take place on June 15,
September 14 and 28, and October 5, 12,
19 and 26. Tickets are $72 per person and
prepaid reservations are required.
New this year, the railroad’s familyfriendly pizza train will ride the rails on
June 13 and August 17. The two-hour
casual dining experience, taking riders
from the railroad’s historic depot to
Phantom Lake in Mukwonago, WI and
back, includes pizza, beverage and garlic
bread. Ticket price varies per number in
party. Prepaid reservations are required.
The East Troy Electric Railroad’s dining cars are former coaches of the Chicago
South Shore & South Bend Railroad. Built
in 1927 and acquired by the railroad in the
early 1990s, each Pullman car underwent
extensive renovation by museum volunteers resulting in mahogany trimmed, beautiful Art Deco interiors complemented by
an exterior color scheme featuring the railroad’s colors of red and silver.
For complete details on all East Troy
Electric Railroad special events and dinner
trains, visit www.easttroyrr.org.
24 — The Beacon
By Kathi West
I was at a quilt shop this week when a
woman came in and asked for help with
colors for her quilt. A friend of mine said
she only buys kits with the fabric included
because she doesn’t like to choose the colors. Another friend said she had to match
the colors in her bedroom.
Some people make quilts with only
two colors, maybe three. They might get
adventurous and use four or five colors.
My first quilt had four in it. I still like it but
I like my quilts to have a lot more colors
now. They are much more interesting and
can go with any colors in any room. If your
quilt is pleasing to you then it is the right
colors for you. It doesn’t matter what others think or do.
We all have a certain color sense. My
favorite color has always been red. And I
think all reds go together if you have
enough of them. There are quilters that disagree with me. But I don’t care. Red is sort
of a neutral color. All colors go with red.
Don’t be afraid to play with color. If you
like red with orange, use it. When I was a
kid, my mom said green and blue don’t go
together. Well in my world they do. One of
March 22, 2013
Porter Love of Quilting. There will be classes, workshops, quilt exhibits, trunk shows,
demos, and fantastic shopping. For more
information visit www.sewingexpo.com or
call 1-800-699-6309.
April 6-7, “Here’s to Hollywood,
Movies, Books, Fairy Tales” Crazy
Quilters Quilt Show will be at Parkview
Middle School, at 930 N. Rochester, in
Mukwonago. There will be more than 300
quilts on display, a vendors mall, and a bed
turning of scrap quilts. This is a judged
show with cash prizes. There are two raffles, a Bernina sewing machine and a
queen size bed quilt. Kathy Kippers will
appraise quilts by appointment, call (262)
662-3451. If you would like to enter a quilt
in the show go to www.mukwonagocrazyquolters.com or call Cindy
Osinski at (414) 91603761 0r
[email protected] for more information
and entry forms.
April 7-9, Prairie Heritage Quilter
Show in Sun Prairie will be held at St.
Albert’s Catholic Church. This is a judged
show.
April 24-27, AQS Quilt Show will be
held at the Paducah McCraken County
This hawaiian sampler was at the Paducah show in 2011. It's a great example
of my contention that all reds (hues and tints) go together.
(Beacon photo)
Ellen Weber’s Shed, 2789 Theater Road,
Delavan. This group makes quilts for men
and woman who have served in the military. Bring your sewing machine, fabric to
make a QOV quilt or a quilt that you have
started and any sewing tools you will need.
The Scrappers Quilt Guild meets on the
third Tuesday, of every month, at 6:30 p.m.
in the Lions Field House on Hwy 67 (north)
in Williams Bay. Bring your latest project to
show and tell. Guests are always welcome.
The Stone Mill Quilters meet the third
Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at
the Congregational Church in Whitewater,
130 S. Church Street, but enter through the
door on Franklin off Main Street.
If you have some quilting news to
share with quilters in the greater Walworth
County area, e-mail me at The Beacon,
[email protected], or send a note to
P.O. Box 69, Williams Bay, WI 53191.
Make sure you send it about a month
before the event. I will try to get it into the
next issue.
Pieces of Time was presented at the 2012 Madison Expo. There must be at
least 50 different fabrics in this quilt. It’s a quilt you can look at and study for a long
time.
(Beacon photo)
my very favorite quilts is green and blue;
lots of different greens and blues.
My quilts and my flower gardens are
getting more alike every year. I have every
color in the rainbow in both. There is no
right or wrong. If one color stands out too
much, use more of it. If your quilt lacks
spark add a bright colored fabric like yellow or lime green. (not too much just a little). Scrap quilts are much more interesting than a red and white quilt or a blue and
white quilt. They are nice, and I have a
couple of each, but they’re boring. One
look and you’ve seen the quilt. A scrappy
quilt with hundreds of different fabrics and
colors you can look at a very long time and
not get tired of it.
QUILTING EVENTS
April 4-6 Sewing and Quilting Expo,
at the Shaumberg Convention Center in
Shaumberg, Ill., is sponsored by Fons and
Expo and Convention Center in Paducah,
Ky. There will be lectures, workshops, and
special events. This is a juried and judged
show, which means only the best quilts
from around the word are in this show.
QUILT GUILD MEETINGS
Chocolate City Quilters meet the second Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in
the Burlington High School library, 400
McCanna Parkway.
The Crazy Quilt Guild Quilters meet
the second Wednesday of each month at 7
p.m. in 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. Guests are Welcome.
Quilts of Valor Quilt Group meets the
second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at
Raindance is the name of this colorful quilt. It was displayed at the AQS Show
in Paducah in 2011. Look for all the animals in this quilt, lions, tigers and bears, oh my.
Also snakes, crabs, giraffes and more decorate this masterpiece.
(Beacon photo)
The Beacon
March 22, 2013 — 25
Pet Questions and Answers
By Marc Morrone
Q: My female cat has a habit I would
like to better understand. We have a big
basket of assorted stuffed animals in the
master bedroom. Every time she is left
home alone, she takes one or both of the
toy guinea pigs from the basket and leaves
them near our front door. There are dogs,
cats and other animals in the basket, but
she only selects the guinea pigs. Why?
A: Many cats will kill rodents and
leave them for their human companions to
find. Since the shape of a rodent is instinctive knowledge for a cat, perhaps the cat is
picking out only the guinea pigs to leave as
gifts for you. This answer suggests the cat
is cognitively thinking about the situation.
Some scientists would take issue with that
and say the cat picked up the guinea pigs
randomly and dropped them by the door
randomly as it was wandering about in the
house just before its human caretakers
came home.
Because the humans made such a fuss,
the cat learned to do this in exchange for
the drama and positive reinforcement.
I think the answer falls somewhere in
the middle. I agree that pets act a lot more
instinctively than we would like to believe,
but I also am sure that their life of leisure
allows them the time and inclination to
learn to act a lot more cognitively than
mere instinct would allow.
Q: I would like to know the correct
way to feed my pit bulls. Is once-a-day
feeding OK or is it better to feed them
twice a day? I do not want them to get
overweight, and everybody tells me something different.
A: Growing up, I was always told by
other dog keepers that an adult dog should
be fed only once a day, in the evening.
That caused both me and my dogs a lot of
stress – me because I love to feed animals
and my dogs because they liked to eat.
However, I soon started to feed them
twice a day, and they did just fine. They
never got too heavy from this routine, and
were not scrounging around for food all day.
How much to feed the dog each time
varies from dog to dog. Some pet keepers
I know just leave a dish of dry dog food
out for the dogs all day, and their dogs eat
a bit here and there to keep them satisfied
during their waking hours. However, there
are dogs that would eat as much food as is
offered – and the dish, too, if that were
possible.
If the feeding schedule you have chosen suits you and your dog and if your vet
says your dog is the perfect weight for its
build, then that is the routine you should
continue to use.
Q: I know my African gray parrot
needs to be misted every day, but he has so
much powder in his feathers that I could
stand there for an hour misting him until
my hand hurts and he is still dry. Is there
any other way to get him wet? Some people say to take the bird into the shower
with me, but who has time for that?
A: When I was a kid, I worked in a garden center. When we were mixing the peat
moss potting soil for seeds to be planted
in, my boss would mix some dish soap in
with it to wet it instantly. Otherwise, the
water would just run off it and we could
never get to work.
Pet stores sell shampoos made just for
birds, and I always add some to my birds’
misting bottles to wet them instantly.
Q: My 7-year-old Dachshund-mix
licks at everything - her furniture, her bed,
and she even licks leaves during walks. I
believe poor Goldie was kept in a crate for
many hours as a puppy. Do you have any
insights on her behavior?
A: Dr. Ilana Reisner, a veterinary
behaviorist in Philadelphia, Pak., explains
that persistent licking can be coined a “displacement behavior,” sort of letting off
steam, as an outlet for anxiety, much as
nail biting can be for people. However,
since your dog seems so intent, more
might be going on.” One determination of
seriousness is to assess if your dog can
easily be distracted from licking and
redircted to another behavior, such as com-
Seamus is another recent addition to The Beacon household. He found this file
box to be a perfect hiding place, especially with the “window” provided by the handle
flap so he can see who’s coming (below).
(Beacon photo)
ing when you call her.
Lots of folks might jump to the idea
that Goldie has a compulsive disorder, and
certainly that possibility exists. However,
Reisner says to first rule out a medical
explanation (which most likely explains
the licking), particularly a possible gastrointestinal issue, or even chronic tonsillitis.
Scoping with biopsies will rule out the
stomach issue and visually looking at
throat will rule out the other. Crazy as it
sounds, a food allergy is also possible.
Reisner suggests you keep a log to
determine what Goldie licks and when to
determine if there's any pattern. This information might help a veterinarian.
Meanwhile, it can do no harm to
enhance your dog’s enrichment. Feed
Goldie from various Kong or food dispensing toys. You might even stuff food
inside toys and then hide them around the
house, so she can sniff them out. Also, take
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Aram Public Library, 404 E. Walworth
Ave., Delavan. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Monday through Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. on Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday,
and Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m. The library will
be closed on March 29 and 31.
• Youth Art Show during the month of
March. The artwork will be displayed in the
Children’s Department for the entire month.
• Storytime with Miss Kris - Wednesdays
and Fridays at 10 a.m.
• Tiny Tots Time, for children from birth
through age 3, meets Wednesdays at 10 a.m.
Preschool Storytime, for children age 3 to 6,
meets Fridays at 10 a.m. Themes for this
month are: April 3 and 5, Let’s Make Music;
April 10 and 12, Sea Life; April 17 and 19,
Bicycle Fun; April 24 and 26, Family Life.
• LEGO Club, Monday, April 1 and
April 15 at 4 p.m. Give our LEGO blocks a
workout by building anything from a
dinosaur to a spaceship. Work in teams or
individually, give your creation a name, then
see it displayed in the Children’s Library.
• Exploration Art Studio, Tuesday, April
9 at 4 p.m. This month we’re working with
feathers! All materials provided.
• Nibbles of Nutrition - Mondays, April
15 through May 6 at 10 a..m. Enjoy listening
to stories with a special preschooler (3-6
years old) in your life? Would you like your
child to try new or different healthy foods?
Join us for the four-week series Nibbles of
Nutrition. There will be stories, activities,
and snacks. Presented by the UW Extension.
Registration is required.
• Elephant and Piggie Party, Saturday,
April 20 at 1 p.m. Love Elephant and Piggie
as much as we do? Come celebrate with us.
There will be lots of hilarious stories, food,
and a super fun craft.
• Peep Art for Teens and Tweens,
Thursday, April 11, 6 p.m. Everybody knows
what Peeps are – super sugary little chicks or
rabbits in a variety of colors. But do you ever
feel like maybe they’re not reaching their full
potential? Do you ever think they could be
something more? Join us for Peep Art and
show us whatcha got. All materials provided.
• Knitting Club for all ages and experience levels meets the first two Mondays and
the last two Wednesdays of each month at 6
p.m. Each session is led by an experienced
knitter. Bring your own project to work on,
share your expertise, and learn from other
knitters.
• Microwave Magic, Tuesday, April 16
from 3 to 4 p.m. Learn to prepare a variety of
quick main dishes, breakfasts, and snacks in
this class taught by the UW Extension.
You’ll leave with new ideas to add variety to
your quick meals. Registration is required.
• Birds, Bees, Butterflies and Blossoms,
Wednesday, April 17 from 2 to 4 p.m. Join
UW Extension Horticulturist Chrissy Wen
and learn to design your garden to attract the
beautiful and beneficial B’s: birds, bees and
butterflies. The program is open to the public, free of charge, and snacks will be provided.
• Aram Book Club: “Still Life by Louise
Penny,” Thursday, April 18 at 6:30 p.m.
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache is called
to the scene of a suspicious death. The locals
are certain it’s a tragic hunting accident and
nothing more, but Gamache smells something foul in these remote woods, and is certain that someone more sinister than a careless bowhunter is to blame.
• Facebook for Beginners, Tuesday,
April 23 from 1 to 2 p.m. Learn how to sign
up for Facebook, manage your account
including security, “friend” people, upload
pictures, create wall posts, and other basic
activities. Participants must have an e-mail
account and know how to use it.
Registration is required.
• Living Better with Less Without
Feeling Deprived, Thursday, April 25 from
6:30 to 8 p.m. Gain a new perspective on
March 22, 2013
City of Delavan Librarian Amber McCrae speaks to the Delavan-Darien Rotary
Club on March 4, during their regular meeting at Lake Lawn Resort. She spoke about
how technology has greatly expanded the number of magazines available at Aram
Public Library. A software program called Zinio allows readers to access magazines
electronically in a ‘flip the pages’ style on computers, tablets, I-Pads, etc. The Zinio
software program is licensed by the Lakeshore Library System and is accessible with
a library card from any internet location. ZInio solves the problem of hard copy shortages, explained Amber, as well as raising magazine circulations from 135 in 2011 to
1,300 in 2012. The biggest advantage of Zinio is the unlimited availability of almost 100
of the most popular magazines – to anyone with a library card.
(Photo furnished)
decluttering, one that goes beyond cleaning
out drawers to reconsidering your relationship to your belongings. Examine your
beliefs about needs vs. wants and how your
attitudes relate to today’s fast-paced world.
Clutter Coach Kathi Miller returns to help
attendees learn simple strategies for living a
more sustainable, earth-friendly life. Registration is required.
• Knitting Club, Wednesday, March 27 at
6 p.m. For all ages and experience levels,.
• The library now owns a batterypowered portable scanner that you may
check out to use in the library. Scan your
pictures or documents into the device,
then use the cord provided to plug into
your laptop or one of the library’s public
computers and transfer or print your
scans. The scanner checks out for a period of two hours from the Adult Services
desk. You must have a valid SHARE
library card in order to use it.
• Kindle E-reader. Take our Kindle on
vacation with you this year. The Kindle can
now be checked out for 21 days, just like a
book. It’s a great lightweight alternative to
large print books; adjust the print to the size
that works best for you. Plus, to update our
Kindle with titles that you want to read,
we’re taking requests. Leave your purchase
suggestions at the Adult Services desk, and
ask about checking out the Kindle.
• Disc Cleaning Service. Extend the life
of your favorite DVDs, CDs, and other discs.
Bring your audio, video, or game discs to the
library for cleaning on Saturdays between 1
and 2:30 p.m. Library staff will clean them
for you for $3 per disc. Stop at the Adult
Services desk for more information about
this service.
• Would you like to get library news by email? Contact the library at 728-3111 or
email [email protected] to sign up.
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Barrett Memorial Library, 65 W.
Geneva St., Williams Bay. Open Mon. and
Wed. 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Tues., Thurs., Fri. 9
a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Check the
library’s new Web site at www.williamsbay.
lib.wi.us/
• Story Times Tuesdays at 10 a.m and
Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. Same books and
crafts both days.
• Scrabble Club 10 a.m. - noon
Wednesdays.
• Knitting Circle, Wednesdays 1-3 p.m.
All skill levels welcome. Take a project to
work on.
• The Saturday Morning Book Club
meets the second Saturday of the month at 10
a.m. The April 13 book discussion will be on
“A Short History of Nearly Everything” by
Bill Bryson. The May 11 book discussion will
be on “Killing Kennedy” by Bill O’Reilly.
• Story times, Tuesdays 10 a.m. and
Thursdays 1:30 p.m. Same books and crafts
both days
• “What Are Teens Reading?” book group
meets the third Wednesday of the month at 7
p.m. This group is for parents to read and
review teen books. Stop at the library to pick
from a great selection of YA books.
• Ongoing sale of a great selection of
used books. Browse Barret for Books.
All programs are free and open to the public unless otherwise indicated. Call 245-2709
or e-mail [email protected]. wi.us.
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Brigham Memorial Library, 131 Plain
St., Sharon.
• Story Time, Wednesdays, 9:30 – 10:30
a.m. A theme will unite a story and craft.
Snacks will be available.
• Young adult book club, every second
Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
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Darien Public Library, 47 Park St.,
Darien. Hours: Mon-Thurs 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.,
Sat. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. 882-5155.
• Wireless Internet now available. Bring
your laptop and ask at the desk how to access
the wireless connection.
• Ongoing book sale.
• The schedule for our popular free adult
computer classes is now available. Stop in or
call 882-5155 for information.
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East Troy Lions Public Library, 3094
Graydon Ave., East Troy.
• Book club, 6:30 p.m., first Tuesday of
each month.
• Story time, 11 – 11:45 a.m., for children
and their caregivers. Registration required.
• Story Time, Fridays, 11:30 a.m., for
ages 18 months – 4 years.
For more information, call 426-6262.
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Fontana Public Library, 166 Second
Ave., Fontana.
• Happy-to-Be-Here Book Club, first
Thursday of each month, 1 p.m.
• Evening Book Club, third Thursday of
each month, 6:30 p.m.
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.
• The Genoa City Library Friends will
host a demonstration of unique English and
European floral designs by Joanne Wright,
owner of Lilypots in Lake Geneva, on April
22, at 7 p.m. at the Genoa City Village Hall,
715 Walworth St., Genoa City, and is free
and open to the public. Refreshments will be
served.
• Story time and craft time, Fridays, 10
a.m. For kids ages 3-5 and siblings.
• Ongoing book sale. Donations of new
or slightly used books, including children’s
books, may be dropped off at the library.
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Lake Geneva Public Library, 918 W.
Main St., Lake Geneva. Phone 249-5299
or visit the Library’s website at
www.lakegene va.lib.wi.us.
• The reading series “Poems by the
Lake” will continue in the Smith Meeting
Room on Wednesday, April 10 at 6:30 p.m.
The program will be led by Alisha Benson,
who received her MFA in Creative Writing:
Poetry from Bowling Green State University.
Those who attend the program are invited to
read their favorite poems aloud on any subject or simply listen. The theme is hometown poetry and participants are encouraged
to share poems about Lake Geneva and other
homes or towns, real or imaginary. Benson
will share examples of classic and contemporary home-town poetry. She will also introduce a writing technique inspired by
Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town,” which is the
selection for the local 2013 Big Read, and
“The Triggering Town” by Richard Hugo.
Free copies of Poetry Magazine’s April 2013
issue, donated by the Poetry Foundation, will
be available on a first-come basis. The
library’s collection of books by United States
Poet Laureates will be available to check out
on the night of the reading. Everyone is welcome to attend this program at no charge.
• Preschool story time Tuesdays and
Fridays from 10:30 – 11 a.m. Children ages
2-5 years are especially encouraged to attend
this half hour reading program. However,
families and children of all ages are also
invited. Each week, library staff read aloud
stories that are often based on a seasonal
theme. The event may include singing, dancing, and other participatory activities.
• Generations-on-line computer tutoring is
now available for senior citizens. Tutors will
be available Tuesdays from 10 – 11 a.m. and
Wednesdays from 2 – 3 p.m. in the library’s
reference room. The goal of the program is to
provide seniors with beginning computer skills
and to interest them in exploring elementary
uses of the World Wide Web and e-mail.
Interested senior citizens may sign up at
the reference desk or call the Library at 2495299 to make a reservation. Volunteer tutors
are made possible by the Retired and Senior
Volunteer Program (RSVP). The laptop computer used for the tutoring sessions was made
possible by a grant received by Lakeshores
from the Racine Community Foundation and
administered by Generations on Line.
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Plan ahead. Look through the calendar to
make advance reservations for events that
require them. Phone numbers are in area
code (262) unless otherwise indicated.
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FRIDAY, MARCH 22
Fish fry, 4:30-7 p.m., St. Benedict’s
Parish Hall, 137 Dewey Avenue, Fontana.
Baked and fried Icelandic cod, potato pancakes, french fries, hushpuppies, green
beans, applesauce, coleslaw, coffee, tea, milk
and homemade desserts at a cost of $10 for
adults, $5 for children, or $30 for a family.
SATURDAY, MARCH 23
Elkhorn Easter Egg Hunt. Registration
and games at 9 a.m.; Easter Egg Hunt begins
at 9:30 a.m. at the Elkhorn Area High School
Athletic Lobby. Age groups are 0-3, 4-6 and
7-10. Bring your camera for photos with the
Easter Bunny. Please consider bringing a
non-perishable food item for the Elkhorn
Food Pantry or a donation for the Lakeland
Animal Shelter.
February Sky, a husband and wife duet,
will perform at UU Church of the Lakes in
from 7-9 p.m. See the article on page 28 for
more information.
SATURDAY, MARCH 23
Easter Egg Hunt, 9 a.m., East Troy
High School, East Troy.
Easter Egg Hunt, 10 a.m., Brookwood
Middle School, 1020 Hunters Ridge Dr.,
Genoa City. Call 877-2220 with questions.
Easter Egg Hunt, 10 a.m., Star Center
School, W1380 Lake Geneva Hwy., Lake
Geneva.
SATURDAY, MARCH 30
Easter Egg Hunt, 10 a.m., West Park,
Hwy. 14 and North Road, Darien.
Easter Egg Hunt, 10 a.m., Phoenix
Park, Wisconsin and 2nd streets, Delavan.
Easter Egg Hunt, 10 a.m., Duck Pond
Recreation Area, Wild Duck Road, Fontana.
Call 275-2117 or log on to www.bigfoot
recreation.org
Easter Egg Hunt, 10 a.m., Lions Park,
Highway 67, north, Williams Bay.
Lake Geneva Jaycees Easter Egg Hunt
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Seminary Park, Lake
Geneva. Log on to www.lakegeneva jaycees.org.
TUESDAY, MARCH 26
Used Computers & Books Sale, 8:30
a.m. - 5 p.m., room 112 in the South Building
of the Gateway Technical College Elkhorn
Campus for a variety of deskjet and laser
printers, desktop systems with LCD monitors, Macs, laptops and miscellaneous
peripherals. Cash only. All equipment is sold
as is, no software included.
Geneva Lake Museum Tuesdays at Two
workshop; Dolls, Dolls, Dolls; bring one and
talk about who they are and where they fit
into our lives today and in the past. Free to
museum members, $5 for non-members.
Geneva Lake Museum, 255 Mill St. (intersection of Mill and Main), Lake Geneva. Call
248-6060 or email staff@genevalakemuse
um.org to make a reservation.
Lakeland Audubon Society presents
“Wisconsin's
Wood-Warblers:
The
Butterflies of the Bird World” 7 p.m. in the
Lion’s Field House, Highway 67, north,
Williams Bay. Wayne Rhode has had the
good fortune to spend the last six years photographing many of the three dozen warbler
species which nest in or migrate through the
Badger State, and these images will form the
backbone of his presentation on warblers. He
will also feature tips for locating warblers,
identifying them, and photographing them.
He has also promised to bring several books
about warblers, so be sure to take a good look
at the literature that's available. Don’t forget
to bring your own tips and questions; ample
time will be provided for interaction - as we
all gear up for the warbler migration in May!
There will be complementary coffee and
tea, plus snacks both before and after the program. The public is invited, free of charge.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27
Used Computers & Books Sale, 8:30
a.m. - 5 p.m., room 112 in the South Building
of the Gateway Technical College Elkhorn
Campus for a variety of deskjet and laser
printers, desktop systems with LCD monitors, Macs, laptops and miscellaneous
peripherals. Cash only. All equipment is sold
as is, no software included.
SATURDAY, MARCH 30
Easter Egg Hunt, Phoenix Park,
Washington and S. 2nd streets in the city of
Delavan. The hunt will begin at 10 a.m. The
Easter Bunny will be present to greet the area
children and will also make appearances in
the stores in Delavan. The Delavan - Delavan
Lake Area Chamber of Commerce sponsors
the Easter Egg Hunt. Candy, eggs and special treats will be supplied by Delavan Lakes
Veterinary Clinic, Andes Candies, Comfort
Suites, Wal-Mart, and McDonalds.
SUNDAY, MARCH 31
Easter Egg Hunt, 11:30 a.m. and 1:30
p.m., The Abbey Resort, 269 Fontana Blvd.,
Fontana. Call 275-9000, or log on to
www.theabbeyresort.com for more info.
Easter Egg Hunt, 10-11 a.m., Lake
Lawn Resort, 2400 E. Geneva St., Delavan,
Call 728-7950 or log on to www. lakelawnresort.com for more information.
Easter Egg Hunt, 1 p.m., Grand
Geneva Resort, 7036 Grand Geneva Way,
Lake Geneva. Call 248-8811, or log on to
www.grandgeneva.com
MONDAY, APRIL 1
Networking Event. Join Young
Auditorium for a tourism and chamber networking after hours event with refreshments
at 6 p.m., a Wisconsin Department of
Tourism update from David Spiegelberg at
6:30 p.m., then stay for the premiere screening of the Whitewater episode of Milwaukee
Public TV’s “Around the Corner” with John
McGivern. RSVP to Ben Strand at 472-6224
or email [email protected].
TUESDAY, APRIL 2
workshop; learn about Lorine Niedecker. Free
to museum members, $5 for non-members.
Geneva Lake Museum, 255 Mill St. (intersection of Mill and Main), Lake Geneva. Call
248-6060 or email staff@genevalake museum.org to make a reservation.
Walworth County Genealogical Society,
6:30 p.m. at the Community Centre, 826
Geneva St, Delavan, will feature Patricia
Boyd of Photographs, Restorations &
Composites in “Bring Those Photos Back To
Life.” Bring a faded, old or damaged picture,
black or white or color and experience hands
on manipulation to bring your photograph
back to life. The program is free to the public.
Refreshments will be provided. For information, call Deb Ketchum at 215-0118.
FRIDAY, APRIL 5
Blood Drive sponsored by the Williams
Bay High School Student Council from 7
a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The Blood Center of
Wisconsin will be collecting blood donations
from anyone who is 16 years old (with parent
consent) or older and in good health. Walkins will be accepted but appointments are
encouraged. To schedule an appointment,
please call the school at 245-6224. The
process will take approximately one hour.
Donors should bring a photo ID that includes
birth date.
Senior Travel Club of Walworth Co.,
10-11 a.m. in the Community Room at
Matheson Memorial Library in Elkhorn.
Continue signup for the May 17 trip to The
Bartlett Mandir, Bartlett , Ill., and begin signing up for the June 12 trip, “Brewsin’ to
Cruising” a Milwaukee River Cruise.
Program for this meeting will be Dr.
Solverson from the Eye Physicians &
Surgeons Clinic, Elkhorn. Visitors and new
members are always welcome. Membership
is $15/year. Call Rachel at 743-1555 with
questions.
Limber Timbers Square Dance Club,
7:30-10 p.m. in the cafeteria of Elkhorn
Middle School, 627 E. Court St. (Hwy. 11),
Elkhorn. $5 adults, $2 children. For information call Karen or Jose at 275-6373 or Barb at
(608) 883-2017. Caller, Bob Asp, cuer, Jerry
Buckmaster.
SUNDAY, APRIL 7
Women’s Extravaganza, 12-4 p.m.
Enjoy a fun filled afternoon at Staller
Winery, located at W8896 Cty Rd. A in
Delavan, with 20 exhibitors, raffles, door
prizes, food and wine available as well as
items for sale and demonstrations.
Admission is $2 or non-perishable food
items for the food pantry.
TUESDAY, APRIL 9
workshop; Carpenters Tools. Free to museum
members, $5 for non-members. Geneva Lake
Museum, 255 Mill St. (intersection of Mill
and Main), Lake Geneva. Call 248-6060 or
email [email protected] to make
a reservation.
THURSDAY, APRIL 11
Friends of Geneva Theater fundraiser
featuring Chicago Tribune columnist and
WBEZ Radio personality Rick Kogan, in his
program, “Off The Record,” 7 p.m., Badger
High School auditorium. A Q&A and meet
and greet book signing will follow the talk.
The evening will begin with music from
Williams Bays’ own Rock Central. Tickets
are $20 for adults and $10 for students. To
order, go to www.friendsof genevatheater.org.
FRIDAY, APRIL 12
Walworth County Fur and Feather
Swap, 7-10 a.m., Walworth County
Fairgrounds, Hwy. 11 East, Elkhorn. The
swap features a variety of small animals and
pets, including chickens, turkeys, waterfowl,
rabbits, caged birds, goats and gerbils, related crafts and equipment. Buyers are encouraged to come early for the best selection.
Admission is $1, children under 12 free. A
lunch stand will be available on the grounds.
The place for adults and children to enjoy the
familiar while discovering new and unusual
types birds and small animals.
~ ~ ~ Ongoing events ~ ~ ~
American Legion Auxiliary meeting,
6:45 p.m. on the second Monday of each
month at the Legion Hall on Second Street in
Delavan. The group raises money for scholarships and to send gifts at Christmas time
to the servicemen and women that are hospitalized due to injuries while in combat.
Smelt and fish fry, 5:30-7:30 p.m.,
fourth Friday of the month at the Delavan
American Legion, 111 S. Second St. in
Delavan. $8.50 for smelt, tilapia, salads and
dessert. Full bar available.
Attention horse lovers – Walworth
County Boots and Saddle Club is looking for
new members. Meetings take place at 7 p.m.,
second Saturday of each month for potluck
and to plan events. Sugar Creek Town Hall,
N6641 Co. Road H, Elkhorn. Call Fred
Campisano, 716-6355 for more information.
Geneva Lake Museum, Saturdays 10
a.m. - 4 p.m. in January and February, 255
Mill St, Lake Geneva. Call 248-6060.
East Troy Area Historical Society
exhibit on Girl Scouts and camps in the
Walworth County area. The exhibit is open
through Memorial Day on Saturdays from 11
a.m. - 3 p.m., Wednesdays from 9 a.m. - noon
and by appointment for groups of scouts who
wish to view it. The exhibit includes a silent
film from 1918, a hall filled with local and
historical items to view, a scavenger hunt and
activities that girls can take home to do. The
exhibit is located on Church Street just off
HWY 120 and ES on the historic square in
the heart of East Troy. Check the website
etahs.org.
Women of all ages who enjoy singing
are invited to visit Spirit of the Lakes Sweet
Adelines International chorus. Discover just
how fun it is to sing with Sweet Adelines
International. Tuesday Nights 7 p.m. at
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Horticultural Hall in Lake Geneva.
OFA-LG, meets at 6:30 p.m. the fourth
Monday of each month at Caribou Coffee in
Lake Geneva. Come join us for discussion
and updates on the happenings in
Washington, D.C.
Walworth County AARP #5310 meets
the fourth Tuesday of the month from 9:3011:30 a.m. at Peoples Bank, 837 Wisconsin
St, Elkhorn. The speaker for March is Mike
McMcabe ,director at Wisconsin democracy
campaign .The public is always welcome.
Contact Jim at 642-5694.
Southern Lakes Masonic Lodge #12,
1007 S. 2nd St., Delavan. Stated meetings
are second and fourth Mondays at 7 p.m.
Geneva Masonic Lodge #44, 335 Lake
Shore Dr., Lake Geneva. Regularly stated
meetings, second and fourth Tuesdays, 7:30
p.m. 725-3062.
Ice Age Trail Alliance, monthly meeting,
third Tuesday of each month 7 p.m. at U.S.
Bank, Elkhorn (Downstairs in the community
meeting room, enter at the back door).
Home-brew Club, 7 - 9 p.m., Lake
Geneva Brewing Emporium, 640 W. Main
Street, Lake Geneva, meets the third
Wednesday of every month. Call 729-4005
for more information.
Butchers Model Car Club 4H models
project meetings take place on the third
Saturday of the month from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
at the Delavan Community Center, 826
Geneva St., led by 4H scale models key advisor Keith Reimers. Bring models for display
and projects to work on. Sale and swap items
are also welcome. The club also hosts the 4H
scale models project and young people in the
project are encouraged to attend. Call Keith
at 728-1483 for more information.
Walworth County Toastmasters Club
meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every
month from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at VIP Services,
811 E. Geneva, Elkhorn. Check www.wal
worthcountytoastmasters.com.
Bingo, second and fourth Thursday of
the month at the Delavan American Legion
hall, 111 S. 2nd St. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.,
a 15-game session begins at 6:30.
Progressive session follows. $1 face, progressive pot grows until it is won. $100 consolation prize.
Bingo, first Monday of the month at the
Town of Delavan Community Park,
Highway 50 and South Shore Drive. Doors
open at 6 p.m. and a 15-game session begins
at 7 p.m. Plenty of parking and food/beverages available.
Bingo, St. Andrew Parish in Delavan.
The games will be played on the first Friday
of every month, with doors opening at 6 p.m.
and play starting at 7 p.m. For more info see
www.standrews-delavan.org.
Puzzle Answers
JUMBLE ANSWERS
BASIS TESTY QUAINT STOLID
What the wine collector invested in —
“LIQUID” ASSETS
KIDS’ JUMBLE
FAN BELL CORN WORM
What do you call a cow eating grass? —
A LAWN “MOOER”
BOGGLE ANSWERS
RAINY WINDY
SNOWY SUNNY
STORMY CLOUDY
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March 22, 2013
February Sky to sing in March
The longtime favorite, February Sky,
a singing duo consisting of Phil Cooper
and Susan Urban, will perform again at
the UU Church of the Lakes in Elkhorn
on Saturday, March 23 from 7-9 p.m.
According to Lilli Kuzma, host of
WDCB Public Radio’s “Folk Festival,”
“February Sky, a duo consisting of Phil
Cooper and Susan Urban, combines the
musical talent and chemistry of Phil’s
traditional influences and beautiful gui-
tar work with Susan’s stellar songwriting, delivering songs that tell stories of
lives and feelings, resonate with messages of social justice, and entertain with
quirky humor that adroitly exposes
human nature.”
UU Church of the Lakes is located at
319 N. Broad St. in Elkhorn. The cost is
$10 at the door and includes refreshments and drinks. For more information,
call 723-7440 or visit www.uulakes.org.
Library Notes
seniors, good conversation, and of course,
coffee.
• LEGO Building Club for all ages. No
registration required. For those who love to
build with Legos, want to stretch their creativity and meet other kids who love to build.
We’ll provide the Legos. You provide the
creativity. When you’re finished building,
we’ll put your creations on display. Well also
have DUPLO blocks available for kids ages
5 and younger. Tuesday, April 16, 5:30 – 7
p.m.; Saturday, May 11, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30
p.m.
• Alphabet Themed Story Time: Letter
Q, Thursday, April 4, 11:30 a.m.
• Books & Boogie, ages 2-5 10:30-11
a.m., Thursdays, March 28, April 11, 25,
May 9. No registration required. Bounce on
in for Books & Boogie. We’ll read stories,
sing songs, and move and groove.
• Baby Time, Friday, April 19. Ages
birth - 2, 10:30 - 11 a.m. No registration
required. Join us for songs, activities, and
even a story or two perfect for babies. Baby
Time is a great place for babies and caregivers to meet.
• Bedtime Storytimes, Tuesday, April 30,
ages 1 - 5, 6:30 – 7 p.m. No registration
required. Can’t make it to morning story
time programs? Check out our special
evening story times for quiet, calming stories, perfect for winding down the day. Kids
can a pair of comfy pajamas and bring their
favorite stuffed animal.
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Walworth Memorial Library, 101
Maple Ave., Walworth. Open Mon. and Wed.
10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Tues., Thurs., Fri. and Sat.
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Now offering wireless Internet service.
• Knitting and crocheting classes,
Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. Call for details.
• Preschool Story Hour, Fridays, 9:45 –
10:30 a.m., for preschool-age children and
their caregivers. The hour will include stories, snacks, crafts and more.
• Book Club for adults, third Saturday of
each month, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
• Digital downloads of electronic books
(e-books) are growing in popularity and the
library is participating with the Lakeshores
Library System in a statewide program to
buy $1 million in new content in 2012 for the
Digital Download Center (http://dbooks.
wplc.info) 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 throughout 2012 and
beyond.
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Librarians and Friends Groups: Send
information about upcoming library events
by mail to: The Beacon, P.O. Box 69,
Williams Bay, WI 53191; by fax to 245-1855;
or by e-mail to [email protected].
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.
• Free Movie Night showing of “Les
Miserables” on April 12 at 6:30pm. Starring
Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Amanda
Seyfried, this epic film follows an escaped
convict seeking redemption while being hunted for decades by the police. Based on the
novel by Victor Hugo and Tony Award-winning musical. Winner of three Academy
Awards, including Best Supporting Actress
Anne Hathaway. Admission, popcorn and
soda are all provided by the Friends of the
Library. Rated PG-13. Children under the age
of 13 must be accompanied by an adult.
• 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 34 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.
• 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 Thursday at 3:30 p.m.
• Elkhorn Area Writers’ Group, Tuesdays
from 6-8 p.m. in the Mary Bray Room, upper
level of the library, for anyone who wishes to
share their writing. Each member is allowed
equal time to share work with others: poems,
manuscripts, short stories, etc. Please bring
at least five copies of each selected work for
review. We all benefit from the power of collaboration. Questions? Email: elkhornrice
@gmail.com.
• The Walworth County Genealogical
Society Library is open Tuesdays from 10
a.m – 3 p.m. and 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.
public unless otherwise indicated. Call 7232678 or visit www.elkhorn.lib.wi.us for more.
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Twin Lakes Community Library, 110
S. Lake Ave., Twin Lakes. 877-4281. Hours:
Monday - Wednesday 10 a.m. -8 p.m., Thurs.
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Friday – Sunday 12-4 p.m.
• Senior Coffee Hour, 10-11:30 a.m. on
the second Wednesday of each month will
feature healthy refreshments, programs for
A youngster is fascinated by the intricate model train layouts during the Sixth
Annual Model Train Show, March 8-10, at the American Legion Hall in Delavan.
(Beacon photo)
Delavan Easter egg hunt and more
The annual Easter Egg Hunt, is
scheduled for Saturday, March 30 at
Phoenix Park. The hunt will begin at 10
a.m. The Easter Bunny will be present to
greet the area children. The Easter
Bunny will also make appearances in the
stores in Delavan.
The Delavan - Delavan Lake Area
Chamber of Commerce sponsors the
Easter Egg Hunt. Delavan Lakes
Veterinary Clinic, Andes Candies,
Comfort Suites, Wal-Mart, and
McDonalds supplied the candy, eggs,
and special treats.
In addition to the hunt, Easter
Baskets will be placed in Delavan businesses the week of March 25. The baskets will have numbers assigned to them.
Children ages 3-9 years need to register at the Delavan Chamber office, 52
E Walworth Ave. or call the office at
728-5095 to receive a number corresponding to a business Easter Basket.
Once the child receives a number and a
list of businesses with the baskets,
he/she will then go to the businesses in
search of the basket. There are a limited
number of baskets available. It will be a
first come first serve basis for children
to sign up to receive numbers. There is
no cost to participate, but there is a limit
of two per household. For more information, contact the Delavan Chamber of
Commerce at 728-5095 Monday
through Friday from 9 a .m. - 3 p.m.
The Delavan – Delavan Lake Area
Chamber of Commerce sponsors many
activities including Cars Time Forgot,
which will take place on July 14. The
chamber welcomes new businesses,
sponsors business seminars, and speakers, promotes holiday events and provides networking opportunities. For
event listings log on to www.delavan
wi.org.
The annual Delavan – Delavan Lake
Area Chamber of Commerce annual
auction will take place on May 31. It
will be held at Lake Lawn Resort and is
the chamber’s biggest fundraiser.
Proceeds from the auction help fund the
many activities and community events
offered by the chamber.
If anyone would like to donate to the
auction or attend, please contact Jackie
Busch, Executive Director at the
Chamber office.
For more information contact the
Delavan - Delavan Lake Area Chamber
of Commerce at 728-5095.
See listings for area Easter Egg
Hunts in What’s Happening on page 27.
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March 22, 2013 — 29
Members of the Williams Bay Women’s Banquet committee say plans
are well underway for the 2013 event.
This year’s Banquet, mysteriously
named “R4,” will take place at the
Geneva National Ballroom on Tuesday,
May 7 from 5:30 – 9 p.m.
The banquet is an annual event that
brings local women together for an
evening of fun and comraderie. This will
be the 86th annual banquet and, according to chair Linda Choyce, is shaping up
to be a fun and memorable evening.
Tickets are available from any member of the comittee, as well as a few area
businesses. Tickets are limited to 200
seats this year, so those planning to
attend should get theirs early. For more
information call Linda Choyce at 9495903. For ticket information, call Sally
Gerson at 245-0920, Halina Marra at
245-9373 or Betsy Arney at 245-2691.
(Photo furnished)
Novel packed with interesting people and places residents will recognize
By Dennis West
Using the pen name Clyde Deighton,
local businessman Anthony Navilio has
written a highly enjoyable, readable and
informative book about the southern lakes
area.
“Murder at the French Country Inn” is,
as the title indicates, a mystery set at
Navilio’s hotel on Lake Como. The hostelry, once known as the Lake Como Hotel,
has a fascinating history that is tied to
famous Chicago gangsters who dominated
the headlines during and after Prohibition.
Local residents and frequent visitors
will feel right at home as Navilio/Deighton
uses actual names of locations and people
in his novel. He even talks about the Inn’s
owner – himself – in the third person, providing humorous incites into his own character. A few of the people in the novel have
been given pseudonyms, but most are
readily identifiable.
The story revolves around the exploits
of the fictional Town of Geneva Police
Chief, who is known only by his nickname, Chief. Contrary to what one would
expect, he didn’t get the nickname when
he became a cop, or even a police chief,
but from his neighborhood buddies when
he was a kid in Chicago.
Many years later, fed up with life as a
cop in the big city, he decides to return to
the Lake Geneva area where he spent his
childhood summers. Here, he enjoys the
laid-back lifestyle of a divorced male
whose main company, outside of work, is
his dog.
But the peace is shattered when a murder is committed at the French Country
Inn. A subsequent shooting, mugging and
other plot-intensifiers leave the reader
guessing, and a surprise ending will
delight even the most jaded mystery fan.
Perhaps the most surprising aspect of
the book is the quality of the writing.
Dialogue is tight and snappy and the tale
moves right along from beginning to end.
The French County Inn, known as the
Lake Como Hotel during the 1920s and
30s when Chicago gangsters used it for a
handy hideaway, has enough interesting
history for at least two novels. And readers
will find the facts behind the legend in an
appendix that details the real life stories of
such figures as Baby Face Nelson, John
Dillinger, George “Bugs” Moran, and his
wife, Lucille, who divorced her gangland
hubby to marry Lake Como Hotel owner
Hobart Hermansen.
Hermansen deserves his own book. He
was the gambling kingpin of Walworth
County for several decades, with a monopoly on slot machines that must have had
the blessing of local law enforcement
authorities. A house just west of the French
Country Inn still features a garage and a
room used for counting money on the
lower level.
Accounts exist in newspaper files of
police chases that ended when hoodlums
seemed to disappear from Highway 50
somewhere near the road that led down to
Lake Como and Hermansen’s hideout.
Navilio became interested in the history in the mid-1980s when he acquired the
French Country Inn. The more he learned,
the more fascinated he became until, one
day on a trip to Italy, the plot gelled and he
began putting words to paper. When he
returned home he finished the book, incorporating much of the hotel’s history into
the plot.
The result is a fun read, especially for
those who are familiar with the people and
places that crop up throughout.
An interesting note is that Navilio
chose the pen name Clyde Deighton for his
first foray into authorhood by using his
middle name and an alternative spelling of
the city in which he attended college,
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The 360-page paperback book is
priced at $16 and can be purchased at The
French Country Inn, Cornerstone Shoppe
and Breadloaf Book Shop in Lake Geneva,
Bayside Motel and Clearwater Day Spa in
Williams Bay or online at www.french
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Rick Kogan to
headline funder
Friends of Geneva Theater will present a fundraiser featuring Rick Kogan in
his show, “Off the Record,” on Thursday, April 11 at 7 p.m. in the Badger
High School auditorium.
“This promises to be an exciting
evening with well-known Chicago
Tribune columnist and WBEZ radio
personality Rick Kogan,” said FOGT
marketing director Lily Miceli. “As
‘a Voice of Chicago’ Rick brings to
Lake Geneva stories featuring his
life in journalism and radio.”
A Q&A and meet and greet book
signing will follow the talk. The evening
will begin with music from Williams
Bays’ own Rock Central (http://rockcentral.org).
“Our Mission is to save and restore
the historic Geneva Theater and create a
community arts center for the Lakes
Area,” said Miceli.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $10
for students. To order tickets go to
www.friendsofgenevatheater.org.
The
Good Humour Section
b e g i n s o n p a g e 34 .
No joke.
30 — The Beacon
What’s Happening
Bingo, St. Francis de Sales Church, 148
W. Main Street, Lake Geneva. First and
Third Wednesdays of the month. Doors open
at 5:30, bingo starts 7. Refreshments available. Games include 50/50, Pull Tabs,
Progressive. For info call Mary or Bill
Gronkeat (847) 840-8878.
Civil Air Patrol, Walco Composite
Squadron, meets every Thursday from 6:30
to 8:30 p.m. at the Elkhorn National Guard
Armory, 401 East Fair St., Elkhorn. Visit
www.gocivilairpatrol.com/ or call Maj. Robert Thomas at (262) 642-7541.
Authors Echo Writers group meeting,
7 p.m., first and third Tuesday of every
month, Grace Church, 257 Kendall St.,
Burlington. Call Frank Koneska at 534-6236.
Clogging lessons, beginning and intermediate level adult classes, Tuesday
evenings, Walworth County Gymnastics and
Dance Center, 213 E. Commerce Court,
Elkhorn. Adults of all ages are welcome. Call
Shannon McCarthy at 742-3891 or email
[email protected].
Beginning youth clogging lessons (Tiny
Tots ages 3 – 5 at 4 p.m./Youth ages 6 & up
at 4:30 p.m.) at Walworth County Gymnastics
and Dance Center, 213 E Commerce Court,
Elkhorn. For more information: www.walworthcountycloggers.com or 742-3891.
Yerkes Observatory, 373 W. Geneva
St., Williams Bay. The observatory offers
free, 45-minute tours, Saturdays, 10 a.m., 11
a.m. and noon as well as night sky observations for a fee of $25. Visitors may also view
the Quester Museum, which covers some of
the observatory’s history. For more information, call 245-5555 or e-mail [email protected].
Support Our Troops rally, 11 a.m.,
Mondays, second floor of the Government
Center (formerly the Walworth County
Courthouse), downtown Elkhorn on the
square. The names of servicemen and service
women with ties to Walworth County who
are currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan
will be read. Call Bob Webster at 275-6587
for more information.
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Cards and games, Mondays, 1 – 4 p.m.
Darien Senior Center, 47 Park St., Darien.
Call 882-3774.
Thursday Senior Card Club, 11:30
a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Matheson Memorial
Library Community Room, Elkhorn. Bridge,
500 or bring your own group. Call Judy at
723-1934 or Liz at 723-5036 for more information.
Bridge, (open to new members), every
Tuesday 9:30 - 11:30 a.m., Lake Geneva City
Hall, second floor conference room.
Bridge - every Tuesday, 12:30-3:30
p.m., Lake Geneva City Hall, second floor
conference room.
~ HEALTH AND FITNESS ~
Intentional Meditation Circle brings
together the Intender’s Group and Meditation
Circle, both of which have proven benefits
for your life. Group meets weekly on Fridays
5:30-6:30 p.m. at Essential Yoga, 422 N
Wisconsin St, Elkhorn. All levels welcome;
come as your schedule allows. Free-will
offering accepted. For more information contact Laurie Dionne Asbeck, 745-4051. Check
Essential Yoga’s website, www.essential
yoga.net, weekly for schedule changes.
Alanon self help program, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesdays, VIP building, 816 E. Geneva St.,
across from Elkhorn High School in Elkhorn.
Mindfulness and Loving kindness
Meditation each Thursday, 7-8 p.m., at
Elkhorn Matheson Memorial Library
Community Center Room, 101 N. Wisconsin
St. Beginners and experienced practitioners
are always welcome. No registration is nec-
March 22, 2013
essary, 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.
Spiritual Discussion Group to be held
on four Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. (March 19,
26, April 2 and 9) at the UU Church of the
Lakes, 319 N Broad St., Elkhorn. What
does “spirituality” mean to you? Explore
the many forms it takes in our world. All
voices, thoughts and religions are welcome
to join these non-denominational discussions assisted by a highly experienced
facilitator. Just bring an open mind and a
desire to share your thoughts, experiences
or personal journeys in an informal group
discussion format. Please try to make all
four sessions. There is no charge but call
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at
684-5050
or
email
[email protected] to reserve a spot.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Group,
third Thursday of the month, 7 p.m., at
Delavan American Legion Post 95, 111
South Second Street, Delavan. The group is
led by Dr. John Jansky. This group is made
up of people who have PTSD for many different reasons, they are not all veterans.
Everyone is welcome.
Diabetes Support Group meets at 6
p.m. on the second Monday of the month,
April through October at Aurora Lakeland
Medical Center, Highway NN, Elkhorn. This
group is for adults with insulin or non-insulin
dependent diabetes and their family/support
person. The purpose is to provide support
and education to the person with diabetes to
help manage this chronic disease. The group
is facilitated by a registered nurse. Call the
diabetic educator at 741-2821 for more info.
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
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AAUW to present ‘Much Ado
About the English Renaissance’
Feeding the multitude during the Delavan Lions Club St. Patrick’s Day corned
beef, cabbage and roast chicken fundraiser at The Village Supper Club on Sunday,
March 17 are (from left) Diane Morrison, Dick Hummel and Cindy Bickle.
(Beacon)
What’s Happening
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 7412677 for more information.
Stroke Support Group provides emotional support through opportunities to interact with others who have experienced stroke.
Informational programs will also be provided
on topics related to stroke/brain attack. The
group welcomes individuals newly diagnosed
and those with a history of stroke. Family,
friends and caregivers are also encouraged to
join. The group meets the third Monday of
every month from 6 – 7:30 p.m. Call Pat
Positano at 741-2402 for further informantion.
Free blood pressure screening, courtesy of The Walworth County Public Health
Department on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of
every month from 9 – 10 a.m. at the
Walworth County Public Health office, located at the east entrance of the Department of
Health and Human Services building,
W4051 County Road NN, Elkhorn. The
screenings are open to all. Contact the Health
Department at 741-3140 for more information.
Free blood pressure screening, last
Friday of every month, 2 - 4 p.m., Williams
Bay Care Center, 146 Clover St., Williams
Bay.
Narcotics Anonymous meetings in the
southern lakes area. Call (877) 434-4346
(toll free) for times and locations.
White River Cycle Club, 7 p.m., VIP
Services, 811 E. Geneva St., Elkhorn, second
Tuesday of each month. Contact Mike Lange
for more information at 723-5666.
Lake Geneva Alzheimer’s support
group, 6:30 p.m., third Wednesday of the
month. Arbor Village of Geneva Crossing,
201 Townline Road, Lake Geneva. Call
Andy Kerwin at 248-4558.
Alzheimer's/Dementia support group,
third Wednesday of the month at 4 p.m.,
Delavan Community Bank Community
Center located at 826 E. Geneva Street in
Delavan. Call Bob Holland at 472-0958 or
Arlene Torrenga at 728-6393 with questions.
Alzheimer’s Support Group, first
Thursday of the month, 1:30 p.m.,
Hearthstone/Fairhaven, 426 W. North Street,
Whitewater. Facilitators: Janet Hardt,
Darlene Zeise 473-8052. Respite care is
available with no advance notice.
Parkinson’s Disease support group, 1
p.m., second Monday of every month, Lower
level conference room, Fairhaven Retirement
Community, 435 W. Starin Road,
Whitewater. Contact Julie Hollenbeck, 4314772, or by email at jhollenbeck2
@wi.rr.com.
Huntington’s Disease Support Group
for anyone affected by Huntington’s Disease,
meets the third Saturday of the month on the
lower level, conference rooms A and B, of
Froedtert Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave,
Milwaukee. Call (414) 257-9499 or go to
www.hdsawi.org for more information.
Harbor of Hope grief support group,
first Thursday of each month, 3 - 4:30 p.m.,
Aurora VNA of Wisconsin, 500 Interchange
North, Lake Geneva. 249-5860.
NAMI, The National Alliance on Mental
Illness, Support Group, first and third
Wednesday from 6-7 p.m. at the Health and
Human Services building on Co. NN,
Elkhorn. Call 495-2439 for more info.
A support group called “Entouch,”
(Encouraging others Touched by suicide),
meets at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of
the month at Riverwood Church, 6919
McHenry St., Burlington. The group is for
those who have lost a loved one to suicide.
Attendees do not need to attend the church
or, indeed, have any religious affiliation.
Everyone is welcome. Call 758-0886 for
more information.
Families Anonymous (FA), a 12-Step,
self-help support program for parents, grandparents, relatives, and friends who are concerned about, and affected by, the substance
abuse or behavioral problems of a loved one,
meets every Thursday evening at 7 p.m. at
the First Congregational United Church of
Christ, 76 S. Wisconsin St., Elkhorn. Enter
through the double glass doors on W. Geneva
St. Parking is available on the street or the
parking lot west of the church. Additional
information may be obtained by calling
(262)215-6893, Maureen at 723-8227 or
through the Families Anonymous website:
www.FamiliesAnonymous.org.
Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS),
Tuesdays 8-9 a.m. Community Center, 820 E
Geneva St., Delavan. Encourages nutrition
and exercise with a positive attitude. Guests
are welcome, no weekly meeting fee.
Contact Marilyn Wilkin at 249-0304.
T.O.P.S. (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly)
Tuesdays 9:15 - 9:35 a.m., Community
Center, U.S. Bank, 101 E. Walworth St.,
Elkhorn (call 723-3791 with questions) and
Tuesdays 5:30 - 6 p.m., United Methodist
Church, corner of 2nd and Washington
Streets, Delavan.
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The Geneva Lake Branch of the
American Association of University
Women invites the public to attend
“Much Ado About the English
Renaissance,” the second program in the
AAUW Speaker’s Series.
Tickets are now available for the
event to be held at Horticultural Hall,
330 Broad Street, Lake Geneva, on
Thursday, April 18 at 7 p.m.
The program provides a return to the
Renaissance with Lady Anne Bacon,
attendant to Her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth, portrayed by Lake Geneva
historical performer Chris Brookes, who
has arrived from the court of Queen
Elizabeth to describe life in sixteenthcentury England from clothes, customs,
and entertainments to mayhap e’en some
secrets and scandals.
From the royal schoolroom to the
formal presence chamber, Lady Bacon
has seen it all. She educated her son
Francis Bacon, traveled with the Queen
on Progress, and lived during the times
of Shakespeare, Raleigh, Drake, and
Walsingham. Dressed in period clothing
and using her traveling basket full of
necessaries, Chris Brookes captures the
essence of a Renaissance courtier's life.
Chris Brookes, a Lake Geneva
native, performs one-woman, research based shows for schools, clubs, organizations, libraries, and senior centers. She
owns more costumes than clothes in
order to bring history and literature to
life for her recreations of literary and
historical figures from a variety of time
periods: the Dark Ages, the Renaissance,
Victorian times, and the 1860’s to the
1960’s.
She has performed as Lady Bacon at
the Bristol Renaissance Faire and has
played a variety of characters with several community theater companies. In
her other life, she taught literature and
social studies at Lake Geneva Middle
School.
In 2008, she produced an educational DVD, “Introduction to the
Elizabethan Age,” and in 2012, after
years of study, she co-authored and published an alternative history of the legend of King Arthur, “Arthur of the
Gododdin,” with Michael Ferenz. Both
the DVD and book will be available for
sale and signing following the program
or through www.litlady.com.
Brookes serves on the Lake Geneva
Public Library Board of Trustees and is
secretary of the Friends of the LGPL.
She teaches for Road Scholar and
Cardinal Stritch University, and is a
member of the Wisconsin Humanities
Council and DPI Speakers Bureaus,
Northlands Storytelling Network,
AAUW, DAR, Walworth County
Genealogical Society, and The Friends
of the Geneva Theater.
Call 348-9510 to reserve tickets or
order online from brownpapertick
ets.com. Adults $15, students $5.
Money raised at the event will benefit
the scholarship fund and other activities
of the Branch.
The Delavan – Delavan Lake Area
Chamber of Commerce will host an
Easter Basket Hunt. Easter Baskets will
be placed in Delavan businesses the
week of March 25. The baskets will
have numbers assigned to them.
Children ages 3-9 years need to register at the Delavan Chamber office, 52
E Walworth Ave. or call the office 7285095 to receive a number corresponding
to a business Easter Basket. Once the
child receives a number and a list of
businesses with the baskets, he/she will
go to the businesses in search of the basket. There are a limited number of baskets available. It will be a first come first
serve basis for children to sign up to
receive numbers. There is no cost to participate, but there is a limit of two per
household.
For more information, call the
Delavan Chamber of Commerce at 7285095 Monday through Friday from 9
a.m. - 3 p.m.
~ ART, LITERATURE THEATER, MUSIC ~
Live entertainment, Saturday and
Sunday 2-5 p.m., Village Supper Club, 1725
South Shore Drive, Delavan. 728-6360.
Live Music Fridays 9 p.m. to midnight,
Champs Sports Bar & Grill, 747 W Main St.,
Lake Geneva. No cover charge. Call 248-6008,
or log on to www.foodspot.com/champs.
Karaoke, 9 p.m. - 12 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.snugharborwi.com for details.
Live Entertainment, 9 p.m. - midnight
Fridays and Saturdays, Hemingway’s,
N3270 County Hwy H, Lake Geneva. Call
348-1200, www.hemingwaysportofcall.com.
Live Entertainment, Fridays and
Saturdays, 7:30 - 11 p.m., Bella Vista Suites,
335 Wrigley Drive, Lake Geneva. 248-2100,
www.bellavistasuites.com
Fireside Dinner Theater in Fort
Atkinson presents “Footloose,” through April
14. When Chicago teenager Ren McCormack
moves to the small town of Bomont he is
shocked to find a gloomy place where dancing has been outlawed by the city fathers. He
sets out to change the law and the minds of
the town council and bring laughter and fun
back to the town. His journey is the basis for
a vibrant and entertaining musical. First a
popular film and then a fabulous Broadway
show, “Footloose” is filled with high energy
singing, heart-pounding rhythms, and some
of Broadway’s most spectacular dancing. It is
a show that features such hit songs as “Let’s
Hear it For the Boy,” “I Need a Hero” and the
well known title song. Call 800-477-9505 or
log on to www.firesidetheatre.com for complete information .
Chris Brookes as Lady Bacon
Delavan Chamber of Commerce
to sponsor Easter basket hunt
“An optimist is a person who
starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day.”
Jim Peck
Irv Kupcinet
32 — The Beacon
March 22, 2013
Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n
Lincoln’s 2013 MKZ propounds luxury, relativity*
By Susan Carpenter
It takes more than good genes to survive almost 100 years in the U.S. auto
business. It requires grit, stamina, courage
and, in the case of Lincoln, a tremendous
amount of chutzpah to “introduce” a company that’s been around longer than the
light switch. Like 111-year-old geriatric
Cadillac and the even more elderly 114year-old Buick, Lincoln is part of an automotive old folks club that refuses to go
gently into the night.
With its 2013 MKZ, Ford’s luxury division kicks off a four-model reinvention
strategy designed to appeal to buyers who
are younger than the brand’s 65-year-old
median age but still AARP-eligible.
Unusual as it seems to reboot a legacy
brand with a redo instead of an entirely new
model, the MKZ makes a certain amount of
sense. In the seven years it’s been on the
market, the midsize sedan has become
Lincoln’s best-seller. It is also part of the
fast-growing, entry-level luxury segment.
What luxury means, of course, is relative. In the case of the MKZ, it means a car
that forgoes dramatic exterior design for
creature comforts and safety features in a
vehicle priced ever-so-slightly out of reach
of mere plebes. The version I tested cost
$49,585.
The first vehicle to emerge from
Lincoln’s dedicated design studio in
Detroit, the 2013 MKZ sports a slightly
more aerodynamic and edgy style than the
outgoing model with a large panoramic
roof, LED brake lights that extend across
the entire rear end and a split-wing grille
vaguely reminiscent of a Beemer. Still, its
most significant innovations are technological.
The base model MKZ is powered by a
2.0-liter inline-four cylinder engine. I was
The 2013 Lincoln MKZ shares its platform and most systems with the Ford
Fusion.
(Courtesy of Sam VarnHagen/Lincoln/MCT)
driving the 3.7-liter V-6, which was
responsive off the line and felt completely
comfortable cruising the carpool lane at
speed. It did, however, yield an abysmal
21.7 mpg. A hybrid model more than doubles the car’s fuel economy to an EPA-estimated 45 mpg and is priced the same as
the gas model, which starts at $36,800.
In an effort to streamline its controls
and simplify its interior, Lincoln has
moved the MKZ’s gear selector next to the
eight-inch touch screen which accesses the
car’s three drive modes, as well as the
entertainment, navigation, climate and
phone systems. The car’s push-button start
tops a vertical stack of buttons for park,
reverse, neutral, drive and sport, the result
of which is more space at the driver’s right
elbow for various cubbies.
A standard feature on all three trims of
the MKZ is Lincoln Drive Control, which
automatically adjusts the suspension,
steering, engine, transmission, traction and
stability control settings based on driver
inputs. Lincoln says the suspension settings alone are updated 50 times a second,
including on the all-wheel drive version I
inadvertently tested on the dirt and sand
access roads leading into an off-highway
vehicle recreation area on a recent weekend. Even at speeds exceeding 60 mph, the
MKZ held its ground without skidding into
the scrub.
One of Lincoln’s goals is to distinguish
the brand through personalization. To that
end, Lincoln is comping buyers with three
years of live operator assistance accessible
through Sync Live. With the press of a button, drivers are connected to a real human
being who can send custom navigation to the
car and provide them with addresses, similar
to GM’s OnStar. That same information is
also accessible through the car’s built-in nav,
but it can’t be operated while driving.
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addition to a lane departure warning system integrated into the side mirrors, there’s
long-range radar that senses what’s in front
of the car and auto-adjusts the speed to
avoid a fender bender, as well as a camera
integrated into the rearview mirror that
reads the road’s lane markers and alerts
drivers to hazards with blindingly bright
lights and dramatic beeps.
Considering all the money spent
“introducing
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Lincoln
Motor
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doesn’t feel like a dramatically different
direction for the company. The five-door
five-seater is comfortable. It’s spacious
with a good amount of head- and legroom,
front and back. It’s nicely finished with
understated black leather seats and colormatched soft plastic touch points on the
interior door panels and dash. It’s easy to
drive. But ultimately the MKZ lacks distinction other than the fact that Lincoln, 96
years into its existence, has become something of a novelty.
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• Powertrain: Sequential multiport
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transmission, all-wheel drive
• EPA fuel economy estimate: 18 city,
26 highway
• Road test fuel economy: 21.7 mpg
combined
• Base price: $35,925
• Price as tested, including destination
charge: $49,585
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March 22, 2013 — 33
Motor vehicles may be the one exception to mail-order sales success
By Larry Printz
In an era when most any item can be
bought online, you have to wonder why
you can’t buy a car from Ford.com and
have it shipped to your door. Well, that’s
due to automotive franchise laws. Still, it’s
not a new idea. In fact, it’s almost as old as
the automobile, but it never succeeded.
A century ago, one of the most important books in any home was the Sears,
Roebuck and Co. mail-order catalogue. If
an item appeared in this weighty tome, it
was proof that it had become mainstream.
In 1908, the same year that Ford Motor
Co. introduced the Model T, Sears introduced the Runabout, item number
21R333. This gas-powered, two-cylinder
high-wheeler produced 10 horsepower and
carried two people down the road without
the benefit of doors, windows, windshield,
heater or seat belts. It cost $395 – or
approximately $9,200 today.
It was designed by Alvaro Krotz who,
after designing it, developed a car that ran
on both gasoline and electricity. Sears
wasn’t interested, so Krotz left and
attempted to build it on his own. He had no
success.
In the meantime, Sears’ buggy proved
popular with customers, but not with company accountants. Production of the car
ceased in 1912 after it was revealed that it
was being sold at a loss.
Despite that, 40 years later, the idea resurfaced.
Blame Theodore Houser, the vicepresident of merchandising for Sears who,
in 1949, sat on the board of Kaiser-Frazer,
an upstart automaker launched after World
War II by steel magnate Henry J. Kaiser.
That year, Kaiser-Frazer sales had
withered under the assault of all-new models from General Motors, Ford and
Chrysler. Financial prospects dimmed.
Houser offered to sell a Kaiser-Frazer car
under Sears’ Allstate brand, but he wasn’t
sure Kaiser's current models were a good
If you ordered a Sears Allstate automobile, you got a Henry J with a different
name on it. Selling cars by mail order didn’t go over and Sears abandoned the project.
fit.
In an effort to remain solvent, KaiserFrazer borrowed $44 million from the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation with
the stipulation that the automaker build an
affordable small car. That car, introduced
in 1951, was the Henry J, modestly named
after the company’s founder.
In an era when bigger was better, this
plain two-door fastback’s 181-inch length
– an inch longer than a 2013 Toyota
Corolla – must have seemed spectacularly
small. And its 68-horsepower four-cylinder engine couldn't compete against the
likes of Olds-mobile’s 135-hp Rocket V-8,
although an 80-hp six-cylinder engine was
optional.
Still, the Henry J found 81,942 takers.
Arrangements were made to slap Allstate
badges and some unique trim on the Henry
J and have Sears sell it for 1952.
Prices for the Allstate started at $1,395
– or $12,355 today. Considering that a
trunk lid and glove box weren’t standard
on base models, Allstates were pricey. An
additional $65 bought a full-size
Chevrolet, while an extra $29 netted a fullsize Ford. Is it any wonder that only 1,566
Allstates were sold? When a mere 797
found buyers in 1953, Sears pulled the
plug.
Some might blame the Allstate’s failure on the car’s compact size, its styling or
its price tag. However, the Henry J sold in
much greater numbers and held its own for
four model years. The difference is the
Henry J was sold through dealers, not a
catalogue.
Let’s face it: Few things in life are as
exciting as going to a car dealer and selecting a new car or truck from a row of shiny
new sheet metal. And, given the cost
involved, it's not something that can be
taken care of with a click of the mouse.
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Laughing Matter
“Hey, buddy,” said Bill
as he caught up with Gus
on the way back to camp.
Are all the rest of the guys
out of the woods yet?”
“Yup,” said Gus.
“All six of them?”
“Yup, all six.”
“Then,” said Bill, his
chest swelling with pride,
“I’ve shot a deer.”
☺
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☺
“What’s you name?”
the cop asked a truck driver
he had just pulled over.
“ ’Tis on the side of me
truck,” said the driver.
“It’s obliterated,” said
the cop.
“Yer wrong,” said the
driver. “ ’Tis O’Brien.”
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“Yes, she’s married to
a lawyer, and a good honest fellow, too,” answered
a man to a query about a
good-looking woman.
“My goodness!” said
the other. “Bigamy.”
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“What would I get,”
asked the man who had
just insured his property
against fire, “if this building burned down tonight?”
“I would guess,” said
the insurance agent,
“about 10 years.”
“This program will do
half you work,” said the
computer salesman.
“Good,” said the customer. “I’ll take two.”
“Are you looking for
work?” asked the employment agent.
“Not
necessarily,”
replied the man, “but I’d
like a job.”
“Why are you carrying
only one plank when all
the others are carrying
two,” a foreman asked a
laborer.
“I’m not sure,” the
worker replied, “but I
think it’s because they’re
too lazy to make two trips.
☺
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“You can’t get better
no matter where you go,”
said a tobacconist, holding up a box of cigars.
“You’re right,” said
the customer. “I smoked
one last week and I’m not
better yet.”
☺
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☺
Two friends met on the
street after not seeing each
other for some time. One
of them was using crutches.
“What’s the matter
with you?” asked the first
man.
“Traffic
accident,”
answered his friend.
“When did that happen?”
“Oh, about six weeks
ago.”
“And you still have to
use crutches?”
“Well, my doctor says
I could get along without
them, but my lawyer says
I can’t.”
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A judge was leaving
the bench when he
slipped, bumped down
several steps and landed
on the floor.
“An alarmed bailiff
ran to help him up and
said, “I hope your honor
isn’t hurt.”
“No,” replied the
judge, rubbing himself
tenderly, “my honor is
safe enough, but my seat
will probably suffer for a
while.”
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A party of tourists in
Arizona came upon an
Indian riding a pony,
while a heavily burdened
woman walked beside
him.
“Why doesn’t the
woman ride?” asked one
of the tourists.
“She got no pony,”
replied the brave.
“Where’s old four-fingered Pete?” Alkali Ike
asked the bartender. “I
ain’t seen him around here
since I got back.”
“Pete?” said the bartender. “He went up to
Hyena Flats, got likkered
up, went up to a hotel
window, yelled ‘Fire!’ and
everybody did.”
The skipper of a tramp
steamer, in writing up the
log recording an eventful
day, rounded off his task
with the entry, “First mate
intoxicated.”
To the mate, who vigorously protested when he
read it, the captain said,
“Well, it’s true ain’t it?”
On the following day,
it was the mates duty to
write up the log and he
completed his account
with “Skipper sober.”
When the captain saw
it,
he
exploded.
Whereupon the mate said,
“Well, it’s true, ain’t it?”
“Excuse me, sir,” said
the panhandler, “will you
give me a dollar for a
sandwich?”
The passer-by looked
at him and said, “Let’s see
the sandwich.”
A
young
man
approached the father of
his girlfriend and said,
“Er, I’m seeking your
daughter’s hand in marriage, sir. Do you have
any objection?”
“None at all” said the
father. “Take the one
that’s always in my pocket.”
“I have the most perfect wife that ever lived,”
said one traveling salesman to another.
“Isn’t it monotonous
to go through life with
such a paragon?” asked
his friend.
“Well, I may have put
it a bit strongly,” admitted
the first man. “Absence
makes the heart grow
fonder. If she has any little
fault at all it’s a tendency
to profanity when she is
intoxicated.”
Pickles by Brian Crane
March 22, 2013 — 35
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Bound and Gagged
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March 22, 2013 — 37
38 — The Beacon
March 22, 2013
FuN and GameS
Crossword Clues
Theme: Famous Inventors*
ACROSS
1. Squirrel away
6. Young newt
9. They put the bitter in beer
13. Jousting pole
14. Tap choice
15. Bone-chilling
16. Cast member
17. Greater than the whole?
18. Dismal
19. *Cotton gin inventor
21. Do this for a waltz, e.g.
23. *___ Isaac Newton
24. Shirts on their backs, e.g.
25. Farmer’s ___
28. Turkish honorific
30. Lots
35. Brother of Jacob
37. Uh-oh
39. Poet’s “below”
40. Slash mark
41. Fine-tune
43. A fit of shivering
44. Sarong
46. Therefore
47. Connecting point
48. Acquiesce
50. *____ Tupper, inventor
Tupperware
52. Actor’s domain
53. “Null and ____”
55. Payment for an eye
57. *Corn Flakes inventor
61. *Motorcycle inventor
65. Eskimo boat
66. a.k.a sodium hydroxide
68. Pleasant Island
69. Electron tube
70. Goon
71. Barry Bonds formerly was one
72. Large pots
73. Choose instead
74. Wintry mix
of
Puzzle answers
on page 2 7.
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Bridge
%
Play or Defend?
Goren on Bridge by Tannah Hirsch
East-West vulnerable. North deals.
NORTH
! K, 2
" 10, 4, 2
# 8
$ K, 10, 9, 6, 5, 3, 2
WEST
! Q, 9, 7, 5, 4
" Q, 9
# A, K, 7, 5, 3
$ Q
EAST
! 10, 3
" 8
# Q, J, 10, 9, 6, 4, 2
$ A, J, 4
SOUTH
! A, J, 8, 6
" A, K, J, 7, 6, 5, 3
# Void
$ 8, 7
The bidding:
NORTH EAST
3$
Pass.
4"
5#
Pass
Pass
DOWN
1. Deli side
2. Dash gauge
3. Opposed to
4. *Alexander Graham Bell and John
Boyd Dunlop
5. Possible consequence of heavy lifting
6. No problem
7. Common winter bug
8. Time in Italian
9. German title
10. Cream-filled treat
11. “La Vie en rose” singer
12. Owned by the lord
15. *He saw the light
20. Cereal killer
22. Often preceded by a time period
24. Gradually diminished
25. *Namesake of electric car maker
26. Singular form of “asci”
27. Indian cuisine staple, pl.
29. *Sewing machine inventor
31. *____ Kamen, inventor of the
Segway
32. Chief port of Nigeria
33. Short composition for solo instrument
34. _____ music
36. Instinctive motive
38. It’s a long story
42. Land of “Gangnam Style”
45. Conjure up
49. Clothe
51. Pinocchio’s fabrications
54. Inuit shelter
56. Modern letter
57. Spiral-horned African antelope
58. Arabic for commander
59. He gets bigger share?
60. Boys
61. Adroit
62. Molokai party
63. Sea eagles
64. *____ Handler, Barbie doll inventor
67. Small dog’s bark
SOUTH
3"
5"
WEST
Dbl.
Pass
Opening lead: Q of $
Study the auction and diagram above
then decide: Would you rather play or
defend five hearts after the lead of the
queen of clubs?
In a competitive auction where West
#
Sudoku
$
made a takeout double for spades and diamonds over South's response, South wisely elected not to defend five diamonds.
Although that contract goes down a trick,
there was no guarantee of that, and five
hearts would surely not be expensive.
Suppose you elect to defend and find
the best lead of the queen of clubs:
Declarer covers with the king, East wins
with the ace and cashes the jack. As West,
what do you discard? If you discard either
a low spade or a low diamond, partner will
lead the other plain suit. Declarer wins the
spade, or ruffs the diamond, draws trumps
and claims the rest of the tricks. The same
applies if you discard the seven of diamonds - partner will shift to that suit and
that is the end for the defense.
Suppose, however, you pitch the ace of
diamonds! Partner will work out that you
had other ways of asking for a shift, and
that you want clubs continued. Partner follows your suggestion and your queen of
hearts is promoted to the setting trick.
Despite that, however, you should
choose to declare. All you need do to
ensure the contract is refuse to cover the
queen of clubs at trick one. No matter how
the defenders continue, they cannot get
more than two club tricks since one ruff
sets up the suit for all the discards you
need and there are ample entries to
dummy.
Complete the grid so that each row, column and 3x3 box (in bold
borders) contains every digit, from 1 to 9.
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March 22, 2013 — 39
Laughing Matter
Three slightly deaf Englishmen were
driving to London in an old, noisy car,
and hearing was difficult. As they neared
the city, one asked, “Is this Wembly?”
“No,” replied the second. “This is
Thursday.”
“So am I,” said the third. “Let’s stop
and have one.”
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A man had fallen 40 feet onto concrete outside a seaside hotel. As he lay
bruised, battered and semi-conscious,
the hotel-keeper rushed out and, raising
his head, held a glass of sherry to his
lips.”
“Good God!” exclaimed the man.
“How far do I have to fall to get a glass
of whiskey?”
Puzzle Answers on
Page 23.
A young matron in whom the shopping instinct was strong asked a butcher
the price of hamburger.
“Two-fifty a pound,” he replied.
“But the price at the corner store is
only $2 a pound,” she said.
“Why don’t you buy it down there?”
“They’re all sold out,”
“Well,” said the butcher, “when I
don’t have any I sell it for $2 a pound.”
A father bought a lie detector robot
that slapped people when they lied. He
decided to test it at dinner one night. The
father asked his son what he did that
afternoon.
“I did some schoolwork,” said the
lad.
The robot slapped the son.
The son said, “Ok, I was at a friend’s
house watching movies.”
“What movies did you watch?”
asked his father.
“Toy Story.”
The robot slapped the son again.
“Ok, Ok, we were watching ‘dirty
stuff,’” said the son.
“What?,” said his dad. “At your age I
didn’t even know what ‘dirty stuff’
was.”
The robot slapped the father.
Mom laughed and said, “Well, he
certainly is your son.”
The robot slapped the mother.
Robot for sale.
40 — The Beacon
March 22, 2013
Phoenix Middle School students (back row) visit with Turtle Creek kindergarteners to read with them as part of a life-skills project. On Thursday and Friday, Feb. 21-22,
students from the special education classrooms of Phoenix Middle School in Delavan visited the 4-year-old and 5-year-old kindergarten classrooms of Turtle Creek Elementary
School. The middle school students were there to read to the younger students as part of an effort to assist the special education students in learning vital life skills. One goal
of the Special Education Program at Phoenix Middle School this year is for its students to build relationships with peers of other age groups, develop social skills outside the
school setting, and learn the positive effects of community service. By providing opportunities to develop these skills in their curriculum, the middle school students build self-confidence, learn to practice self-advocacy, and create a positive community image for the program. In addition to the recent field trip to Turtle Creek, these opportunities will be
accomplished through other various fieldtrips into the local community. Future fieldtrips may see the Phoenix students visiting a nursing home, caring for animals at an animal
shelter, or conducting a community clean-up. The choice future fieldtrips will be driven by student input. As part of the goal of building confidence and self-advocacy, the students are encouraged to give their ideas for ways to enrich their curriculum.
(Photo by Mike Heine)
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