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INDEX
Editorial .....................1D
Police/Court ...............5B
TV listings ...............5-6C
Community .............3-4D
Letters ........................2D
Classieds ............ 9-10B
Francis J. Faivre, 95, Elkhorn
Richard R. Gravenstein, 56, Lake Como
Josephine F. Price, 75, Lake Geneva
For death notices see page 3D.
OBITUARIES 3D
COMING ATTRACTIONS
GLAAs annual art fair Aug. 10 and 11
The Geneva Lake Art Associations
33rd annual Art in the Park will take
place at Flat Iron Park. The juried art
fair will open at 10 a.m. both Saturday
and Sunday.
Senator Kedzie in Fontana Aug. 3
State Senator Neal Kedzie will be
among the speakers at the Geneva
Lake Association Annual Meeting, Sat-
urday, Aug. 3, at the Big Foot Country
Club, Fontana. The meeting will be
from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Welcome Home
See area home listings.
Magazine inside
A day at the circus
Photos galore
Page 6B
Village president
responds to editor
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SARAH SCHAUF/REGIONAL NEWS
By Chris Schultz
[email protected]
For Tricia Schaefer, the tree was an old
friend.
The sugar maple at the corner of Center
and Wisconsin streets was there when
Tricia and her late husband, Ted Schaefer,
moved into the corner house 26 years ago.
Yet, she knew this day was coming. The
tree was old and stressed.
City Arborist Jon Foster estimated that
the tree was between 70 and 80 years old.
Schaefer said her grandchildren visited
last month. They, too, knew the tree was
scheduled to be taken down.
Each one gave it a slap and said, Good-
bye old tree, she said.
This loss especially hurts because, Tricia
said, she lost her husband in December.
The old sugar maple shaded their bed-
room in the morning, she said. And during
storms, Tricia said, she and her husband
used to watch the tree sway and twist
against the wind and rain.
Old friend comes down
PLEASE SEE TREE PAGE 8A
Lake Geneva group seeks more industry
By Chris Schultz
[email protected]
It is an investment in the future, said
Joe Cardiff, executive director of the Lake
Geneva Economic Development Corp.
But right now, Business Commons of
Lake Geneva is just a giant open lot, with two
ponds, rolling hills, wetlands, lots of brushy
growth and pathways, which vehicles can
risk traversing when the weather is dry.
The 106-acre site on Highway 120 on the
south edge of Lake Geneva was annexed into
the city on May 13 by unanimous vote of the
city council.
Basically, its our plan to have a means
to develop jobs and tax base for the city,
Cardiff said. We want to hold this until the
market appears to be improving.
Cardiff said the property could be mixed
use, commercial and industrial with some
residential.
Theres some residential there right now.
A house sits on a small peninsula of land
that is neither within the city nor part of
the industrial park. The
owner didnt want to sell,
Cardiff said.
The corporation is
willing to accommodate
the situation.
We have an agree-
ment to allow the owner
(of the house) access into
the central pond, Car-
diff said.
And there is some
enterprise going on. Part
of the property is rented out for farming.
The property has no roads or utilities,
Cardiff said.
A large pile of gravel also remains on the
property.
The property is bordered by the Otto
Jacobs Co. property to the north, which is
not in the city, and the Hummel property to
the north and west, which is in the city.
Nonprot plans new business park,
waiting for economic turnaround
Cardiff
PLEASE SEE DEVELOPMENT PAGE 9A
By Chris Schultz
[email protected]
Mike Ditka, former head coach of the
Chicago Bears and an ESPN commenta-
tor, has filed suit in Cook County Circuit
Court claiming that Geneva Hospitality of
Lake Geneva LLC failed to pay a $500,782
arbitration award.
Locally, Geneva Hospitality managed
The Cove of Lake Geneva, a condominium
hotel at 111 Center St.
The hotel is now in receivership.
The Cove continues to operate, but
Geneva Hospitality was replaced as man-
ager in November 2012.
Filed on July 18, Ditka asks the court
to enter judgment against Geneva Hospi-
tality in confirmation of the arbitration
award.
As of the filing date of this petition,
Geneva has not paid any portion of the
(money) that it owes Ditka pursuant to
the final (arbitration) award, or other-
wise complied with the relief awarded to
Ditka, the petition states.
Geneva Hospitality signed a contract
with Ditka in 2008 that allowed the com-
pany to use Ditkas name, voice and like-
ness to promote Florida vacation resorts.
The petition claims that Geneva Hospi-
tality breached the contract when it failed
to make royalty payments to Ditka.
Among the hotels managed by Geneva
Hospitality was Ditkas Runaway Resorts
in Florida.
Sal Sardina of Lake Geneva is listed as
president at Geneva Hospitality of Lake
Geneva.
Chandra Webster, also of Lake Geneva,
is listed as chief financial officer and vice
president of Geneva Hospitality.
Unconnected to the situation at the
Cove, Ditka filed a demand for arbitration
in November 2012 to claim his unpaid
royalties.
Geneva Hospitality was notified of the
arbitration in November 2012 and again
in February 2013, according to court
documents. Geneva Hospitality did not
respond, the lawsuit claims.
Ditka terminated his contract with
Geneva Hospitality in January this year.
On May 21, the arbitration was held
without Geneva Hospitality present.
On June 27, 2013, the arbitrator found
in Ditkas favor.
Ditka played tight end for the Chicago
Bears, the Philadelphia Eagles and the
Dallas Cowboys, from 1961 to 1972.
He was head coach of the Chicago
Bears from 1982 to 1992, highlighted
by the Bears only Super Bowl victory of
1985. He also coached the New Orleans
Saints for three years.
He was inducted in the National Foot-
ball League Hall of Fame in 1988.
Former coach, his attorney seek more
than $500,000 from Geneva Hospitality
Ditka les lawsuit
against LG group
PLEASE SEE DITKA PAGE 9A
Geneva Hospitality, which also
once managed The Cove of Lake
Geneva hotel in Lake Geneva,
signed a contract with Ditka in
2008 that allowed the company to
use Ditkas name, voice and likeness
to promote Florida vacation resorts.
2A The Regional News August 1, 2013
LAKE GENEVA NEWS
By Chris Schultz
[email protected]
Anyone seeing a person standing on
a column of water in Geneva Lake, dont
panic.
Flyboards are legal in Wisconsin,
according to Marcus Smith, DNR public
affairs manager for southeastern Wiscon-
sin.
Flyboards are the new, serious water toy
on Geneva Lake and other bodies of water
around the country.
Strapped to the riders feet, the board
gives the rider the ability to y like Iron-
man. The rider literally stands on a jet of
water generated by a Jet-Ski-type personal
water craft (PWC). The water is transmitted
to the Flyboard through a 4-inch diameter
hose thats about 40 feet long.
The PWCs engine has enough power to
propel a grown person about 40 feet into
the air.
The Flyboard becomes the PWCs jet
and will pull it along. Usually a second
person sits on the PWC to steer it.
Smith said the departments wardens
researched Flyboards, consulting with the
National Association of State Boating Law
Administrators and the U.S. Coast Guard,
as well as DNR legal counsel. They deter-
mined that Flyboards are considered per-
sonal watercraft, which must follow the
same rules as Jet Skis and other personal
watercraft, Smith said.
Among the regulations, operators must
wear life jackets and there are limitations
on speed, distance and night operations,
Smith said. The primary goal of the DNR
now is to educate people on the use of Fly-
boards, he said.
Not satised with just hovering, Fly-
board experts dive into the water and skim
along like porpoises then shoot back into
the air banking left and right.
YouTube is lled with videos of Flyboard
daredevils performing, and sometimes fail-
ing to perform, those maneuvers.
Flyboards came to Lake Geneva through
Flyboard Milwaukee LLC, which set up a
demonstration site at the Merdien Hotel
pier, owned by Bella Vista Suites. The pier
is located in Baker Park, near the city boat
launch. However, past court decisions and
city resolutions have declared that pier to
be off-limits for commercial enterprises.
While Milwaukee Flyboards can no
longer rent or sell Flyboards from the pier,
the company is allowed to moor one of its
boats at a Bella Vista-owned buoy.
And the DNR declaration allows Mil-
waukee Flyboard owners to do Flyboard
demonstration runs in the city limits as
long as they follow the states personal
watercraft rules, Smith said. The Flyboard
was invented by Frank Zapata, a French
Jet Ski competition champion. The boards
were introduced in Qatar in 2011.
DNR says Flyboards legal in Wisconsin
What are the rules for Flyboards?
Applied to Flyboards, the states personal watercraft rules would require:
That a Flyboard may not be operated by a person younger than 12.
A person 12-16 years old may operate a Flyboard only if he or she has
completed a boating safety course accepted by the Wisconsin DNR. (Parental
supervision is not a substitute for a boating safety course certicate as with other
motorboats.)
A Flyboard may not be rented or leased by a person under 16 years old.
Anyone using a Flyboard must wear a U.S. Coast Guard-approved Type I, II,
III, or V personal otation device.
A Flyboard may not be operated between sunset and sunrise.
A Flyboard may not be operated at faster than slow, no wake speed within
100 feet of any other vessel, 100 feet of a dock, pier, raft, or restricted area on any
lake; or 200 feet of shore on any lake
Flyboarders are prohibited from operating within 100 feet of a vessel that is
towing a person on water skis, inner tube, wakeboard, or similar device, or operat-
ing within 100 feet of the tow rope or person being towed
Weaving through congested waterway trafc is prohibited.
Steering toward another object or person in the water and swerving at the last
possible moment in order to avoid collision is prohibited.
Chasing, harassing, or disturbing wildlife with a Flyboard is prohibited.
STATE NEWS
State legislators speaking at
Big Foot Country Club
State Sen. Neal Kedzie (R-Elkhorn) will
head a distinguished group of speakers at
the Geneva Lake Association annual meet-
ing, Saturday, Aug. 3, at the Big Foot Coun-
try Club, Fontana, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
He will give a brief update on Wisconsin
legislative issues and spend a few minutes
answering questions from the audience.
Kedzie will be joined by Geneva area
state Reps. Amy Loudenbeck
(R-Clinton) and Tyler August (R-
Geneva Township).
Additional speakers include
Karl Otzen, president of the
Geneva Lake Level Corp., who
will update the assemblage on the
current lake level and the status
of negotiations with the DNR
regarding operation of the Geneva
Lake dam.
Walworth County Realtor Bob
Rauland will speak on real estate
trends and values in todays econ-
omy.
The Environmental Edu-
cation Foundation will award
scholarships to deserving area
students, and GLA grants to the
Geneva Lake Water Safety Patrol,
Kishwauketoe Nature Conser-
vancy, Geneva Lake Environ-
mental Agency, Geneva Lake
Museum and Geneva Lake Level
Corp. will be acknowledged. The directors
of the GLA will meet immediately follow-
ing the presentations to discuss the busi-
ness of the association and elect directors
and ofcers.
GLA members and guests are welcome.
No reservations are needed, and admis-
sion is free.
Questions about the meeting, mem-
bership or donations should be directed
to GLA Executive Secretary Jim Smith at
(262) 203-7108 or [email protected].
Kedzie
Eat ice cream at
society meeting
The Walworth County
Genealogical Society is
hosting an Ice Cream
Social Fundraiser Tuesday,
August 6, at 6:30 p.m., at
the Community Centre, 826
E. Geneva St., Delavan.
Admission is free for
members and $5 for non-
members. Attendees will
be treated to ice cream and
toppings, beverages and
cookies.
Chris Brookes, a soci-
ety member, will portray
Elizabeth Hadley Farr,
late wife of Asa Farr who
enlisted in the Third Wis-
consin Cavalry during the
Civil War and was subse-
quently killed at the Battle
of Baxter Springs, Kan. In
this rst-person portrayal,
On the Home Front: A
Civil War Wifes Story,
Brookes describes the life
on the home front after the
men marched away to war,
the womens work that sup-
ported the war effort and
how the conict affected
everyday people.
Brookes, a Lake Geneva,
native, performs one-
woman, researched-based
shows for schools, clubs,
organizations, libraries and
senior centers.
She is a retired teacher
of literature and social
studies at Lake Geneva
Middle School.
The meeting is free and
open to the public.
Donations for the Wal-
worth County Animal Shel-
ter, which may include food,
treats, bleach, cleaning sup-
plies, etc., are requested.
For more information,
call the secretary at (262)
728-5298.
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LAKE GENEVA NEWS
August 1, 2013 The Regional News 3A
Heroin dealer gets 10 years in prison
By Robert Ireland
[email protected]
ELKHORN A heroin dealer, who
was a suspect in the overdose deaths of
three people, was sentence to 10 years in
prison on Wednesday afternoon by Judge
David Reddy.
Malik D. Iseini, 35,
Bloomeld, pleaded
guilty Jan. 23 to three
counts of delivering
heroin, possession of a
narcotic drug, and mis-
demeanor charges of
resisting an ofcer and
possession of drug para-
phernalia.
In addition to 10
years of prison, Reddy
sentenced Iseini to eight
years of extended supervision.
During the hearing, Walworth County
Sheriffs Department Det. Robert Craig
testied that Iseini was a suspect in the
three overdose deaths. Under Wisconsins
version of the Len Bias law, a drug dealer
who sells a fatal dose can be charged with
homicide.
During the cross examination, one
of Iseinis attorneys, Stephen Kramer,
jumped on Craigs testimony. Kramer
said Iseini had never been charged in the
deaths because police didnt have physical
evidence linking him to the crime.
Do you have any evidence other than
your suspicion, Kramer asked.
Iseinis other attorney, Elliott Price,
argued that Iseini was a heroin addict who
sold the drug to support his own habit. He
said Iseini needed to receive treatment, not
a lengthy prison sentence.
Sheriffs Department testimony
Sheriff Department Dets. Craig and
Jeffrey Recknagel went to Iseinis trailer
on March 19 to question him about a recent
heroin overdose.
The detectives suspected Iseini sup-
plied the drug to the deceased.
Previously, Iseini had been suspected
of supplying heroin to two other people
who overdosed.
Two of the individuals had died in 2012
and the other overdosed in 2007.
Craig said all three cases are still open,
and will be investigated when the sheriffs
department receives new leads.
Craig said Iseini denied to police that
he saw the man the night of his death. How-
ever, Craig said a picture of Iseini kissing
his pet raccoon was found on the deceaseds
cell phone and was time-stamped the night
the man died. Before Craig and Recknagel
went to Iseinis trailer, the Walworth County
Sheriffs Drug Unit had used a condential
informant to conduct four controlled buys
of heroin from him. After more than an
hour of questioning, the two detectives told
Iseini they were going to arrest him.
Iseini resisted and twice slammed
Recknagel into the wall of the trailer.
He weighs more than me and is
younger than me, Recknagel said. We
were professional and polite and this is
how he ended our conversation.
Recknagel said Iseini had his pocket
knife on him, and he thought Iseini may
have reached for it during the ght.
The scufe continued for 20 seconds
until we spilled out into the yard, and we
were nally able to get control of him,
Craig said.
Recknagel testied that he worked
in the drug unit for about four years, and
Iseinis name came up numerous times as
a heroin supplier.
Everybody feared him and nobody
would come forward in that investigation,
Recknagel said. Because they feared for
their safety.
After Recknagel and Craig arrested
Iseini, the Walworth County Drug Unit
searched Iseinis trailer. Deputy Ira Martin,
who was with the Walworth County Drug
Unit, said police found heroin and a cutting
agent in the exhaust fan in the kitchen.
The ofcers also found a rearm, which
Iseini couldnt legally possess because of a
prior felony, and an explosive device, which
was referred to as a sparkler bomb.
Martin said the Milwaukee County
Bomb Squad was called to the trailer
to handle the device. The bomb squad
destroyed the item on the scene.
Kramer said the explosive wasnt a
bomb, but a rework.
Before the raid the drug unit, using a
condential informant, purchased heroin
four separate times from Iseini. He was
only charged with three of the deliveries.
During the rst buy, the informant gave
Iseini money and Iseini then drove to Chi-
cago to purchase the drug.
Kramer was critical of the drug unit for
how it handled its investigation into Iseini.
Kramer said the drug unit is charged with
keeping illegal substances out of Walworth
County, but it instead provided a drug user
money to bring it into Walworth County.
They are really taking the drugs off
the streets, Kramer quipped.
Assistant District Attorney Zeke Wie-
denfeld asked Race for 15 years of initial
connement. He called Iseini dangerous.
Defense arguments
Price said Iseini was a heroin addict who
sold the drug to support his own habit.
It is a hideous drug. Once you use it
is almost impossible to stop using it, Price
said. He is a classic heroin user, he is an
addict.
Price said if Iseini was a major drug
dealer he wouldnt have needed to drive to
Chicago to get a small quantity of the drug.
If he was a big dealer, he also wouldnt
need ,the sheriffs department to give him
money in advance to purchase the drug,
Price said.
He is a user. He is not a giant dealer on
the street, Price.
He said Iseini needed treatment, not a
lengthy prison sentence.
A sentence of 15 years for a disease
would be overkill, Price said. To refer it
isnt responsible and is a real travesty.
Kramer asked Race to sentence Iseini
to ve years in prison, the same sentence
recommended by the presentence inves-
tigation. A PSI is a report written by the
Department of Corrections that recom-
mends a sentence.
Kramer argued that Iseini wasnt a
major drug dealer, and there was evidence
to support that.
Kramer said a big drug dealer doesnt
live in an unheated trailer. He also pointed
out that police found no money inside of
the trailer when it was searched.
This is a real low-hanging fruit,
Kramer said.
Similar cases?
Det. Jeffrey Recknagel testied that he believed Malik Iseini should receive a
15 year prison sentence.
Recknagel compared Malik Iseinis case to another heroin dealer.
In September 2009, Eric L. McIntyre of Lake Ivanhoe was sentenced to 14 years
of initial connement and six years of extended supervision. Like Iseini, McIntyre
faced heroin and gun charges. However, McIntyre was arrested with more heroin,
17 grams, and six rearms. Police found less than three grams of heroin in Iseinis
trailer and one weapon.
Heroin dealers in Walworth County often receive lengthy prison sentences.
Alan D. Messier of Walworth, was sentenced in April 2012 to 12 years in a state
prison for selling heroin. He also was sentenced to six years of extended supervi-
sion. According to information Messier provided to the drug unit he sold about a
kilo of heroin in Walworth County in one year.
In February, Randal L. Bass of Bloomeld was sentenced to four years in prison
and eight years of extended supervision. Bass was arrested twice in 2012 with pos-
session of heroin with intent to deliver.
Jimmie G. Minett of Whitewater was sentenced in May 2011 to 10 years in
prison and ve years of extended supervision for selling heroin and cocaine.
Iseini
Man acquitted in
sexual assault case
A Walworth County jury found a Lake
Geneva man not guilty of a sexual assault
charge.
Michael R. Sturgeon, 33, was charged
in December 2010 with repeated sexual
assault of a child. On July 24, a jury acquit-
ted him. According to the criminal com-
plaint: In October 2009, a girl, who at
the time was 15, told police Sturgeon had
sexual contact with her more times than
she could count.
COURT REPORT
WHATS HAPPENING
Art in the Park Aug. 10-11
The 33rd Annual Fine Art Fair, known as
Art in the Park, will be held in Flat Iron Park
in Lake Geneva Saturday and Sunday, Aug.
10 and 11. Admission is free.
Hours for the event, sponsored by the
Geneva Lake Art Association, are Saturday,
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. The juried show spotlights original ne
art of 81 artists from throughout the United
States, featuring paintings, photography,
pottery, graphics, sculptures, jewelry and
more, available for purchase.
In addition, there will be a silent auction
on Saturday and Sunday where visitors can
bid on artwork donated by exhibitors. The
event will also feature live entertainment,
food and beverages, and a childrens art
activity tent.
GLAA invites those attending to meet the
artists and discuss their work. It provides an
opportunity to view and purchase original,
one of a kind artwork. Many art lovers make
this show a must attend event for that very
reason.
To avoid trafc congestion, a free shuttle
is available every 20 minutes from the Petco/
Ofce Max parking lot at Edwards Boulevard
and Highway 50 to downtown Lake Geneva.
For more information, contact www.
genevalakeart.org.
4A The Regional News August 1, 2013
GENEVA LINN TOWNSHIPS / GENOA CITY BLOOMFIELD
Cops make big arrests, install squad software
Chief awards three ofcers
By Steve Targo
[email protected]
GENOA CITY Who says being a cop is thankless
work?
On July 11, Genoa City Police Chief Joe Balog pre-
sented awards to ofcers Steve Bappert, Mike Lauderdale
and Jeff Sperandeo.
Bappert received a commendation
ribbon and a certicate for his role in the
ongoing investigation of recent burglar-
ies in the village.
Ofcer Bappert, on his own time,
made inquiries to private companies
to assist in putting together a plan that
ended a serial burglars spree, Balog
said in an email.
Lauderdale exhibited professional-
ism in a ninth-offense operating a motor
vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) situation.
He received a letter of commendation
which originated from an email sent by Diane Donahoo,
assistant district attorney for Walworth County.
Sperandeos commendation letter was issued not
because of a case, but for his efciency in a crucial techno-
logical aspect of the police department.
In a July 17 phone interview, he said he had the depart-
ments new Trafc and Criminal Software program or
TraCs operating faster than anticipated.
They told us during training that it would take approx-
imately 40 hours to have everything up and running, Spe-
randeo said.
It only took him about eight hours saving taxpayers
thousands of dollars, Balog said.
Ofcer Sperandeo also was assisting the instructor in
the class to help other agencies and has since taken calls
from other agencies to help walk them through getting
(TraCs) set up, Balog said.
The Regional News asked each ofcer to talk about
themselves a little more and discuss their achievements.
Heres what they had to say.
Bappert
Although he didnt provide any biographical informa-
tion prior to deadline, Bappert and Balog commented via
email on the burglary case. However, Bappert said he wont
discuss specic details because of the sensitive nature of
the case.
Towards the end of 2012, there was a multijurisdic-
tional crime spree that was spreading through Southeast
Wisconsin and Northeast Illinois, Bappert said, adding
he helped form a plan to put a stop to it. More details wont
be released, he said.
Several area taverns and restaurants were hit, includ-
ing 332 Fellows.
Balog said Bapperts effort allowed them to foil the
third burglary attempt at that business, which led to the
arrest of Kory Myerson, of Harvard, Ill.
Myersons arrest also added closure to a burglary in
the town of Geneva, Balog said.
He said Bapperts efforts to reach out to other compa-
nies paid off and praised the ofcer, who has also headed
up the police departments Shop With a Hero program.
He takes his job and the protection of this community
very seriously, Balog said.
Lauderdale
The ninth-offense OWI case of Bruno Moelter, of
Bloomeld, is scheduled for a jury trial, but Balog said
Lauderdales testimony secured evidence that will hold
Mr. Moelter accountable for his actions and took a danger-
ous driver off the road.
On Feb. 9, Moelter crashed into a pole on Highway H,
north of Fellows Road, according to the criminal com-
plaint.
In an email, Lauderdale said he cant comment much
about the case, which is ongoing and scheduled for a jury
trial, but this is the rst time he has ever received an
award.
The 26-year-old who was born and raised in Walworth
County also revealed why he decided to be a police ofcer.
One of the classes that I was in, we had to do a job
shadow, Lauderdale said. I did a ride-along with Sgt.
Det. Clark, with the Town of Delavan Police Department. I
really enjoyed it and gured it was something that I would
be interested in.
He said he also discussed the idea many times with
his father, Dan Louie Lauderdale, a police ofcer in Wil-
liams Bay.
Mike Lauderdale started law enforcement training
once he was out of high school and it doesnt seem like he
has any regrets.
I love what I do and think it is a very rewarding job,
he said.
I get to do something new just about every day, and it
really keeps me thinking all the time.
Sperandeo
Like Mike Lauderdale, Sperandeo is 26 and went to
Badger. In addition to police sciences, Sperandeo also has
an apparent gift when it comes to computers. He said at
Badger, he helped design a website for the principal.
Sperandeo, a Genoa City native, managed to nd a
way he can make a living doing two things he loves law
enforcement and computers.
Originally, I started college in computer sciences,
computer networking, and later on, I decided I wanted to
get into law enforcement, Sperandeo said.
He said he grew up with computers, and he likes work-
ing within the community as a police ofcer.
I know the people here, I like helping them, and I like
the adrenalin, Sperandeo said. I like the rush of it, the
calls.
This is the second time he received an award from
Balog. Last fall, he was recognized for his role in imple-
menting a heroin bust in Genoa City.
In addition to managing the departments website and
Facebook page, Sperandeo is the de facto IT guy.
Ofcer Sperandeo has continuously showed his valued
expertise in IT work that has increased the efciency of
our department, but also, it has saved the taxpayers thou-
sands of dollars if we were to hire an IT company to
install and get TraCs running or to x just general issues,
Balog said.
Why is TraCs a benet?
Sperandeo said its software that allows ofcers to print
citations out in their squad cars and keeps track of data to
submit to the Department of Transportation.
Weve been (using TraCs) since day one, when I had it
installed, he said. It helps because its quicker, you dont
have to write tickets out by hand (and) it stores them elec-
tronically.
Balog
The roster for the 31st annual Genoa City Days includes
some new activities for the three-day festival, such as a pig
roast and a kiddie tractor pull. But this year, the Mud Bogs
takes place on one day, not two.
Genoa City Days is Friday through Sunday, Aug. 2 to
4.
Most activities take place at Veterans Park, which is
between Fellows Road and Highway H.
The parade typically begins on Walworth Street, trav-
eling west to Freeman Street, north to Fellows Road, then
ending at Veterans Park.
Below is the event schedule.
Friday, Aug. 2
n 5 p.m. A pig roast hosted by the First Congrega-
tional Church and a musical performance by Ruthie the
Singing DJ.
n 6 p.m. Bingo with cash prizes at the north shelter.
n 8 p.m. The Fairlanes Band, featuring Walworth
County Idol winner Alyssa Montes de Oca, performs.
Saturday, Aug. 3
n 8 a.m. Lions Club Blood Drive. Call Lee Swenson
at (262) 279-3316 for an appointment.
n Noon Parade begins.
n 1 p.m. Kiddie Tractor Pull for children under
100 pounds. Its hosted by the South Eastern Wisconsin
Antique Power and Collectibles Society.
n 1 p.m. Ruthie the Singing DJ performs.
n 1:30 p.m. Lakeland Animal Shelter Barnyard
Babies and Storytime.
n 2 p.m. Vegas stylist Frankie Miglio performs.
n 5 p.m. Bingo.
n 8 p.m. The Chasing Amy Band with Rock Central.
Sunday, Aug. 4
n 9 a.m. Ecumenical service hosted by First Congre-
gational Church.
n 9:30 a.m. Registration for the third annual Pau-
line Parker Memorial Mud Bogs.
n 11 a.m. Performance by entertainer Peter Guerin.
n 1 p.m. Mud Bogs and bingo begin.
n 2 p.m. The Fairlanes Band performs and the Nip-
persink Resort alumni reunion starts.
n 7 p.m. The 20th annual Harley-Davidson rafe
drawing.
FILE PHOTO/REGIONAL NEWS
A GIRL REALIZES how messy it can be in the ATV mugd-
bogs during a previous Genoa City Days. This years event
will be held from Aug. 2 to 4.
He takes his job and the protection of this
community very seriously, Genoa City Police
Chief Joseph Balog said of ofcer Steven
Bappert.
GC Days this
weekend
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GENOA CITY DAYS includes the annual parade at noon on
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NO ONE WAS HURT during a re that appears to have started near a stove in the kitchen of this Pell Lake home.
Fireghters save dog,
extinguish house re
BLOOMFIELD Five re departments were called to
a house re on Pell Lake Road July 29.
Genoa City Fire Chief Fred Schalow said two men were
driving by the residence when they saw smoke.
They called the police about it, Schalow said.
They didnt leave their names and didnt want recogni-
tion.
Schalow said the re started in the kitchen, probably
at the stove.
We called through the MABAS system to a fully-
involved house re, he said. We got here and were able to
contain the re to the kitchen.
The familys dog, Misty, was saved from the re.
Lesi Hrnciar, who lives next door, said she alerted the
reghters of the dog inside.
I saw the dog out earlier this morning, Hrnciar said.
Then I saw the dog go back inside. I assumed that shes
(the homeowner) isnt home.
Schalow said no one was at home during the re, and
no reghters were injured.
Hrnciar previously owned the home that burnt. She
said the damaged area was directly in front of where the
stove is inside the house. The homeowner was unavailable
for comment at the incident.
FunFestival Aug. 3
GENEVA The sixth annual town FunFestival is
Saturday, Aug. 3, from 5 to 10 p.m. at the north pier boat
launch on Lake Como, corner of North Lake Shore Drive
and Dandelion Road.
The event features a $5,000 big money rafe and live
music from Triple D starting at 6:30 p.m.
There also will be reworks, food and a beer tent.
Water shuttle to get from the north to south shores of
the lake will be provided.
Proceeds will go toward community projects.
To volunteer or for more information, email comofun-
[email protected].
COMMUNITY EVENTS
A town of Geneva man was ordered to pay more than
$800 in nes in June, according to the recently released
Town of Geneva Municipal Court report.
Leonard J. Richardson, 50, N3133 Quail Road, was
cited for resisting/obstructing an ofcer, $681; and failing
to yield to right-of-way for a pedestrian, bicyclist or per-
sonal mobility device, $202.20.
Disorderly conduct
n Quania J. Falconbury, 25, Delavan, $681.
n William J. Herrick, 22, Franklin, $114.
n John C. Marshall, 55, 1060 Wells St., Lake Geneva,
$676.
Alcohol- and drug-related nes
n Michael Benedict, 22, Burlington, adult permitting
underage drinking, $429.
n David K. Rosenow, 48, N3135 Satinwood Road, town
of Geneva, operating a vehicle with prohibited alcohol con-
tent, $748.50.
n Trenton C. Whipple, 24, Delavan, possession of THC,
$429.
Trafc nes more than $300
n Stephanie A. Bartlett, 27, 1236 Dodge St., Lake
Geneva, operating after suspension, $114; operating with-
out insurance, $114; and operating after revocation/sus-
pension of registration, $88.80.
n Kirk P. Myerson, 25, N2617 Harris Road, town of
Geneva, exceeding speed zone and posted limits, $366.
n Mark S. Rhodes, 49, N3319 Highway 67, town of
Geneva, operating after suspension, $114; operating with-
out insurance, $114; and operating after revocation/sus-
pension of registration, $88.80.
GENEVA MUNICIPAL COURT REPORTS
A 36-year-old Inverness, Ill., man was cited for oper-
ating while intoxicated and possession of marijuana after
a one-vehicle accident July 6 at 2:57 p.m. on South Lake
Shore Drive, east of Hillside Road.
According to town of Linn police, Michael Bruno was
taken into custody.
He was driving a 2010 black Nissan carryall when he
reportedly crossed the center line, went into a ditch and
struck a culvert.
LINN POLICE REPORTS
Studio Winery hosting art display
The Studio Winery, 401 Sheridan Springs Rd, Lake
Geneva, will host a solo exhibition of contemporary art by
Erin Parish in August.
A reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Friday, Aug.
9, and the show will be in place through Sept. 6.
Miami Beach-based contemporary abstract painter
Parish will visit Lake Geneva for the opening of a Pop-up
Exhibition of a selection of her paintings spanning 2006
to 2008.
She uses circular, linear and mosaic motifs, and a vari-
ety of dimensional techniques. Parish lives and works in
New York and Miami Beach.
Parishs art is also available on custom high quality
window blinds and blackout shades that will be on display
at the opening reception.
Studio Winery is open daily from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sat-
urday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and closed Tuesdays.
The exhibition will coincide with the Lake Genevas Art
in the Park 2013, Saturday, Aug. 10, and Sunday, Aug. 11,
at Flat Iron Park. Artists from all over the midwest and
beyond participate in this annual juried art fair, which
attracts 5,000 visitors each year.
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Private kitchens open for pantry fundraiser
By Jade Bolack
[email protected]
LAKE GENEVA Tickets for the 2013
kitchen walk sold out fast.
Tickets were gone in about a week for
the May event.
Susie Zeiser, head of the board of direc-
tors for the WC Resource Center and Food
Pantry, said they had barely made the tick-
ets available online before they were gone.
We had many people come this year
that came last year, she said. They really
liked the experience. These people were so
generous with their homes.
The kitchen walk raised $18,000 for
the food pantry, the only pantry that serves
residents of the entire county.
As part of the fundraiser, seven area
residents donated their kitchens, and some-
times homes, for the day. Seven area chefs
were chosen to cook in these kitchens.
The 300 ticket-holders were able to eat
at the different houses.
Many of them like the idea, they like
to see inside other peoples houses, Zeiser
said.
The chefs donate their time and the
food for the event.
A couple of our chefs were repeats from
last year, Zeiser said. We like to get well-
known local chefs. That helps keep people
interested.
Instead of a full meal, the chefs cook
tasting samples of their favorite dishes.
This years chefs included Ben Janssen,
the executive chef at Abbey Springs, John
Bogan, from the Lake Geneva School of
Cooking, and David Ross, from Lake Lawn
Resort.
The group has scheduled the next
kitchen walk for October 2014.
Pantry grateful
Ardith Drescher, manager of the
Resource Center, said the money doesnt
have specic earmarks, yet.
We dont have anything specic in
mind for the donation, she said. Itll just
help us keep this place running.
The pantry has about 2,000 families in
its database. About 500 families or indi-
viduals return each month.
A lot of our clients are working poor,
underemployed people, Drescher said.
We have many seniors who are on social
security.
Open only twice a week, the pantry has
more than food for its clients.
We have dish soap, shampoo, condi-
tioner, personal care products, Drescher
said. Each family is able to take three non-
food items each month.
Pantry staff ensures people who come
in to receive food are truly in need.
We have a standard application that
each person has to ll out, Drescher said.
We follow guidelines established by the
Emergency Food Assistance Program.
Income limits are set by the state at
185 percent of the federal poverty level. A
family of four may not make more than
$3,631 per month to receive benets from
the resource center.
To donate to or volunteer with
the WC Resource Center and Food
Pantry, call (262) 348-0600.
The pantry accepts food and
monetary donations.
Send monetary donations by mail
to P.O. Box 72, Lake Geneva, WI
53147.
JADE BOLACK/REGIONAL NEWS
KITCHEN WALK organizers gathered at the WC Resource Center and Food Pantry July 17 to
celebrate the fundraisers donation of $18,000. From left, Susie Zeiser, head of the pantrys
board, Ardith Drescher, manager of the pantry, Barbara Adams, board member, and Bob
Wolfe, board member, toured the facility during its busy working hours.
Students from Spain
spend week in Genoa City
By Jade Bolack
[email protected]
GENOA CITY For two weeks, Molly Summers and
six of her students were transplanted from Basaui, Spain, to
Genoa City.
Summers is a 2006 graduate of Badger High School. After
graduating from Carthage College in 2010, she spent three
years teaching English in a classroom in Spain.
Now, shes a tutor for several students, and she loves it.
Right now my plans are to stay living in Spain, she said.
I like it there. Im happy there.
The six students are 14- and 15-year-olds and are staying
with host families that have children the same age.
Karla Kostein is hosting one Spanish student, and her
two sons are helping translate.
My older son, Brian, took Spanish through high school,
Kostein said. Hes helping us interpret if we need to. Molly
wants them to speak in English, so we dont let Brian talk to
him in Spanish. When hes talking and he comes to a word he
doesnt know, its helpful to have someone there to help him
gure it out.
The students ew back to Spain on July 27, and Summers
said the trip takes about 12 hours.
Kostein said the students have been seeing and experi-
encing things.
It was just an experience for them to come here and
practice their English, she said. They got to meet students
that are the same age.
Summers said she has tentative plans about a reverse
exchange of Badger students spending time in Spain.
All of the kids want their host families to come see them,
she said. Its something Ive thought about, but its a lot of
work. Its something well have to talk about and plan.
Summers worked with Badger to connect host families
with students.
She sent out announcements through the school to all
the students, Kostein said. Thats how we signed up, but we
knew Molly was coming. Weve known her since she was a
baby. Its exciting to see her doing such great things.
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MOLLY SUMMERS, back right, a 2006 graduate of Badger
High School, brough six of her Spanish students to Genoa
City for a two-week student exchange program. On their last
day in the U.S., the students spent the afternoon at Timber
Ridge at Grand Geneva. Back row, from left, Leire Uribe,
Alejandro Carmona, Alba Orozco; front row from left, Iker
Zambrano, Cynthia Benitez, Ane Rodriguez, are all from
Basauri in Spain.
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LAKE GENEVA NEWS
By Chris Schultz
[email protected]
Care for Lake Geneva Inc. led an
amendment to its complaint against the
city of Lake Geneva claiming that the city
engaged in contract zoning, asking the
court to void the alleged agreement.
According to a court document provided
by Casey Schiche, president of Care for Lake
Geneva (CLG), the amendment was led
July 26. CLG is a nonprot citizens group
that claims to promote good government in
Lake Geneva.
CLG, represented by the Milwaukee law
rm Foley & Lardner, alleges that a memo-
randum of understanding between the city
and Geneva Ridge Joint Venture LLC is a
clear case of contract zoning.
Geneva Ridge Joint Venture repre-
sented Robert Hummel, owner of 718 acres
on the citys south side. It is not connected
to Geneva Ridge, the former Interlaken
Resort.
According to the Cornell University
Law School website, contract zoning is
explained as an illegal quid-pro-quo agree-
ment between a municipality and a private
interest to rezone a parcel of land on con-
ditions that are not necessarily applied to
other similarly-zoned parcels. For example,
under an illegal contract zoning agreement,
a city might allow an industry to locate in
a nonindustrial area if the owner of the
industry pays the city a sum of money.
Courts have generally ruled contract
zoning illegal. The memorandum of under-
standing between the city and Geneva Ridge
Joint Venture plotted out steps the city was
to take to have a multi-million dollar law-
suit dismissed by the developer.
Under the memorandum, the city was to
redesignate nine contiguous parcels total-
ing 718 acres of land on the citys south side
from agricultural to planned neighborhood
(PN) and planned mixed use (PMU) in the
citys Smart Growth master plan by Aug. 31,
2011.
The Lake Geneva City Council amended
the master plan to redesignate those prop-
erties to PN and PMU on Aug. 30, 2011.
Shortly thereafter, Geneva Ridge Joint
Venture dropped its lawsuit against the
city.
The text of the memorandum was
released on Dec. 10, 2012, Foley & Lardner,
on behalf of CLG, after a Milwaukee law
rm, hired by Care for Lake Geneva Inc.,
a local citizens group, led a writ of man-
damus demanding its release. The memos
release was one day before the scheduled
hearing on the writ of mandamus in Wal-
worth County Circuit Court.
In June this year, CLG led another
lawsuit, claiming the city violated the state
open meetings act. CLG alleged that by
information and belief, the city and Geneva
Ridge Development engaged in secret dis-
cussions about the agreement during a June
13, 2011, closed meeting.
Schiche said Care for Lake Geneva is
not looking for damages or punishment.
Instead, Schiche said the group just
wants the city to acknowledge that it made
a secret deal with the developer.
The complaint alleges that during the
closed meeting, the city council considered
and voted to enter into the memorandum
with Geneva Ridge, which bound the city to
amend the citys comprehensive plan.
City Attorney Dan Draper has denied
the allegations by CLG, including those of a
closed meeting with secret discussions.
The memorandum of understanding
was in fact a settlement document, signed
by a federal judge, in which the city agreed
to amend its master plan for the 718 acres
that Geneva Ridge, Draper said.
Citizens group accuses city of contract zoning
Tips for tree care
Jon Foster has been city arborist for about seven years.
Here are some of his thoughts and suggestions on tree care basics:
n The life of the tree is in the tissue just underneath the bark it is called the cam-
bial layer. All the nutrients and energy for life are supplied through this vascular
tissue. When tree bark is peeled off, the slimy layer underneath the bark is the
cambial layer.
n It is critical not to injure the bark of the tree with string trimmers and lawn
mowers. Once the bark is injured, a gateway is created for disease and decay
to set into the tree, which can cause the tree to decline in health and shorten the
life of the tree.
n Mulching under trees adds organic matter to the soil and protects the tree from
those trunk injuries by creating a barrier, however we must never pile the mulch
against the trunk or pile it so deep that water cannot penetrate to the soil. About
an inch or two of mulch is optimal.
n Watering the root zone during dry periods is important. Most trees need an
inch equivalent of rainfall a week. During extended dry spells, owners should
water the entire drip zone of the trees upper canopy. This is especially important
for newly planted trees.
n Pruning trees properly is also critical. (City trees are to be trimmed and main-
tained by the municipal tree crew only.) Limbs should be pruned to leave a
branch collar so that the tree seals over quickly and properly. If an owner doesnt
know how to prune a tree, the job is best left up to the experts.
If a tree is damaged in a storm it is best to have the damage pruned out of the
tree so that the wounded areas can seal up faster.
n Ropes or cables or other hardware that are wrapped around limbs usually end
up girdling the tree, which means it cuts off the ow of the vascular system.
Tree/It took 70 years for the tree to grow and just 70 minutes to tear down
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A
But on a sunny Wednesday morning in
mid-July, it was now time to say farewell.
Tricia said the city offered her a choice of
replacements, and she decided on a home-
stead elm.
The homestead elm gets color in the
fall and it doesnt drop acorns all over the
place, she said.
The old tree was well-mannered during
the early going. Foster guided the lopped off
upper limbs using a rope and pulley.
Street department employees Mark
Hansen, Rick Clapper and Craig Wahlstedt
assisted with the operation.
Near the end, Foster decided that instead
of using the bulldozer to knock the tree
down, he would make some strategic cuts in
the trunk and the three streets department
employees would pull it down using a rope.
Foster started making the cuts with a
long-bladed chainsaw. But he wasnt more
than half done when the chain ran into
something solid, either a nail or rock, Foster
said. It broke the chain. Foster had to nish
the cuts with the shorter-bladed chain saw
he used to take down the limbs.
Once the limbs and trunk were down,
one could see the sections of the tree that
had been hollowed out by rot and disease,
which would have made the tree unstable
and a danger to cars, pedestrians and the
house it shaded for so many years.
Taken down starting at the top, removal
started about 10 a.m. Wednesday and was
completed at about 11:10 a.m.
About 70 years to grow, about 70 min-
utes to take down.
At rst, Schaefer said she didnt want to
keep any part of the old tree, but she had a
change of heart, deciding on the lowest por-
tion of the stump removed by Foster. It was
placed behind Schaefers garage, where her
grandchildren could sit on it in the shade.
Later in the day, Foster said that the city
was planning on removing 100 or so dis-
eased and dead trees from city streets.
By mid-July, including Tricia Schaefers
tree, the city had taken down between 80 and
85 of the trees it had planned to remove.
This year, the city will take down more
than it will replace, he said. But that hardly
will be noticeable, because over the past few
years, the city planted far more trees than
it removed. In the last seven years, weve
planted 600 to 700 more trees than were
taken down, Foster said. Weve planted
two to three times the trees that were taken
down.
New trees are not necessarily replanted
exactly where the old trees were taken down,
Foster said.
Tree replacement is based on a list of
viable locations provided by Foster. He said
he turns the list in to city hall.
The city has budgeted about $15,000
for replanting. The city council will put the
replantings out to bid. Private contractors
will plant the replacement trees in October
and November, he said.
City environments are hard on trees.
Soil underneath sidewalks and around
underground sewers and water lines are
compacted hard.
In an urban environment, with side-
walks and streets, it limits the growth of the
trees, Foster said.
And when streets, mains and sidewalks
are repaired and replaced, root systems of
long-established trees are disturbed. Trees
run out of root space, which inhibits their
ability to grow. If the tree is able, it will
recover. If not, it will show stress and most
likely start to decline, Foster said.
Maple trees are still the dominant spe-
cies, followed by oak, ash, willow, pines and
some chestnut, said Foster.
Yet, many of the sugar maples that
are showing stress have been around for
between 70 and 100 years, Foster said.
Some of that may be because many of the
trees were planted at the same time and are
now reaching the end of their lives, and last
years drought may have stressed many of
those trees beyond the point of no return.
The citys replacement program is to
create more of a diversity in the urban forest,
Foster said.
Sugar maples are slow growers, he said.
The city is now planting faster-growing
breeds of maples, he said.
The emerald ash borer, while a problem,
was not the disaster it was in some cities,
because Lake Genevas urban forest con-
tained just 300 ash trees, Foster said. The
city is now engaged in a program to actively
try to save about half of those trees. The
others, which are older, will be taken down
as they succumb, he said.
The dead wood is distributed around to
residents who want it, said Foster. Those who
request wood generally want it for their re
places or wood-burning stoves, Foster said.
Its provided at no charge.
The city also has a large mulch pile at
the citys street department yard on George
Street. To get on the list for tree limbs and
mulch, call the street department at (262)
248-6644.
See page 9A for a
story about City
Arborist Jon Foster.
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August 1, 2013 The Regional News 9A
His likeness and per-
sona were made famous
by his winning record as
coach, his personal appear-
ances, and by various Sat-
urday Night Live comedy
sketches about Da Coach.
Geneva Hospitality
agreed to pay Ditka a mini-
mum monthly payment of
$15,000 while preserv-
ing the integrity of Ditkas
image, the petition states.
According to Ditkas
claim, the company failed
to make payments begin-
ning in 2011.
Ditka terminated the
contract, but, according to
the court petition, Geneva
Hospitality continued to
use his likeness.
According to docu-
ments led with the court,
Ditka and his lawyer heard
that former guests of the
Florida resorts expressed
disillusionment with
Ditka personally as a result
of their negative experi-
ences, the petition states.
Also named in the
legal ling as a plaintiff is
Steven T. Mandell, Ditkas
attorney.
Mandell claims Geneva
Hospitality also failed to
pay him $25,000 in royal-
ties for consulting services
and attending appearances
with Ditka.
The request for court
judgment also claims that
despite multiple attempts
by Ditkas attorney to
reach Geneva Hospital-
ity, Geneva has refused to
communicate with either
Ditka or Mandell.
Court documents and
information from www.
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Ditka/Attorney seeking $25,000
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A
At a July 17 Lake Geneva Tree Com-
mission meeting, City Arborist Jon
Foster explained his job in basic terms.
Im trying to keep trees from fall-
ing on people, said Foster.
It is the shared goal of the city
arborist and the tree commission to
ensure that the trees in the citys urban
forest remain healthy, and that those
trees that show weakness or disease be
taken down before they fall and hurt
someone.
Foster said he looks for dying limbs,
decay and hollow limbs to determine
whether a tree should come down.
Sometimes appearances can be
deceiving.
Foster told the commission there
is a silver maple at city hall that looks
healthy with a full canopy of leaves.
But if you get into it and look down,
youll see its hollow, Foster said.
The tree will probably have to come
down soon, he said.
When replanting, the city looks for
diversity, Foster said.
Hybrid elms, various species of
maple, and oak are considered to
replace the trees that are taken down,
he said.
But the stresses of the urban envi-
ronment, invasive pests and just time
itself means the city arborist and the
tree board must keep an eye for trees
that are in decline and failing.
Some of the sugar maples in the
area are more than 100 years old,
Foster said.
They are beginning to show their
age.
While the elms are now resistant,
Dutch elm disease still takes a few as
the years go by, Foster said.
Ron Carstensen, streets department
director, said the city has an arborist
program for liability reasons.
This is why we dont have the lia-
bility with trees that some cities have,
because of John, Carstensen said.
If a limb comes down, its an act of
God.
Arborists job simple: keep trees from falling
Development/Waiting for better days
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1A
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FINAL CUTS
are made in
the base of
the tree, as
the city street
crew prepares
to pull down
the dying
sugar maple.
Shortly before annexation, several
citizens raised issues with the city coun-
cil about the environmental soundness
of the property, claiming that pollut-
ants from the nearby industrial property
would contaminate the newly-annexed
site.
Cardiff said the development corpo-
ration was also concerned.
The year prior to buying the land we
spent dealing with the (state) DNR and
the (state) DOT, the county and the city,
Cardiff said. So we knew we had the
proper approvals.
And the property got a clean bill of
health from the state.
The DNR told us there was no con-
tamination on the property and we would
have no problem, Cardiff said.
Cardiff said the search for a succes-
sor business park started nearly 10 years
ago. The economic development corpo-
ration board and staff spent five years
looking for a likely site for the new busi-
ness park before deciding on the current
site, he said.
In 2008, the land just south of Otto
Jacobs Co., also owned by the Jacobs
family, was purchased by the corpora-
tion. The property was used as gravel
pit.
The purchase was funded entirely by
the receipts from the sale of land at the
original business park, Cardiff said.
The land does have wetlands that
must remain undeveloped, Cardiff said.
In 2009, the corporation hired Madi-
son planners Schreiber-Anderson to
develop a use plan for the proposed busi-
ness park.
The proposed plan was presented to
the Lake Geneva City Council in October
2009.
In summary, the plan showed Busi-
ness Commons of Lake Geneva with a
total of 106 acres. Of that, road right-
of-way would take up 12 acres; wetlands
totaled 12 acres. A total of 8.405 feet of
road would be paved.
Four acres would be set aside for
public open space, leaving 65 acres for
development. The idea is to have an
attractive park, Cardiff said.
Of those 65 acres, 55 would go to
business and light industrial, with 10
acres to retail and some residential.
The corporation was ready to apply
for annexation in 2010, but circum-
stances slowed the process.
The city was involved in disputes
over the Hummel property that resulted
in federal lawsuits and city council tur-
moil.
It was slowed again by the town of
Bloomfield, which sought to first, create
a central village of Bloomfield, and then
have the village annex all sections of the
town into the village. Finally, the econ-
omy itself slowed everything down.
There has not been a land sale for
industrial use in Walworth County the
last three years, Cardiff said.
While that doesnt bode well looking
into the immediate future, it also means
that the delays havent resulted in lost
opportunities, either. The buyers just
werent there, Cardiff said. Work on any
utilities in the park will wait until the
first buyer or buyers line up for lots. The
land is still unsubdivided, Cardiff said.
Just five lots remain unsold in the 124-
acre park, Cardiff said. He said the cor-
porations board of directors is focused
on selling those five lots. Cardiff said
the board is also concentrating on sell-
ing the five remaining undeveloped lots
in the first city business park.
According to corporation figures,
development on the Lake Genevas first
business park increased the citys tax
base by more than $49 million.
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A Paratech Ambulance will be stationed at Safety Building from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Fontana approves daytime coverage
By Jade Bolack
[email protected]
FONTANA Village residents and
guests will now be covered during the day
by a fully-trained emergency service team.
On July 22, the village board approved
a contract with Paratech Ambulance Ser-
vices for daily coverage of the village from
6 a.m. to 6 p.m. An ambulance will be sta-
tioned in the village during those hours.
These 12 daytime hours, according
to Trustee George Spadoni, are when the
rescue squad cant adequately respond to
emergency calls.
After 6 p.m., the squad has enough
volunteers, Spadoni said in a phone inter-
view July 24. Its during the day when the
volunteers are at
jobs outside of
the village that
we need help.
Spadoni said
he was proud
the board made
the decision.
I am
pleased that the
village board
voted to approve
the Paratech contract to protect the citi-
zens and visitors of the village of Fontana,
he said. I am very proud of the entire vol-
unteer Rescue Squad and their dedicated
service. Were appreciative of the hours
and effort theyve put in over the years, but
it was time for
a change. We
recognized we
had a problem,
and the board
reacted.
Contract
funding
T r u s t e e
Rick Pappas,
who, along
with Trustee Bill Gage, were the two dis-
senting votes on the Paratech contract, said
he wanted to know how the money would
be budgeted.
Im not really in favor of this contract
with Paratech, he said at the July 22 meet-
ing. I dont see how were going to pay for
it. Its $250,000 just for 12 hours a day (of
service).
Village Attorney Dale Thorpe said
donations given to the rescue squad could
be used to pay Paratech.
Anyone who gave money to the Friends
of the Rescue Squad intended for that
money to be used for rescue squad pur-
poses, he said. Once there is no longer
a separate rescue squad, there is only one
way to spend it, and that is to provide those
same services that have been provided by
the rescue squad. Thats how I would argue
it.
Pappas said that doesnt solve the fund-
ing issue for next year.
PLEASE SEE RESCUE PAGE 2B
PLEASE SEE MERGER PAGE 2B
Board approves merger after missed calls
Fire department
takes over rescue
By Jade Bolack
[email protected]
FONTANA In recent months,
because of a lack of volunteers, the Fon-
tana Rescue Squad has not responded to
calls.
On July 22, the board approved a
merger of the two services, putting the
rescue squad under the control of the re
department.
Along with the merger of the depart-
ments, the board approved a contract with
Paratech Ambulance Services to provide
coverage from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.
In previous contracts, Paratech was
a backup responder to volunteer rescue
squad members. However, Paratech
couldnt guarantee that personnel would
be available for all calls.
After volunteers didnt respond to calls,
the board determined the contract was
necessary to provide service during the
day, when most rescue squad volunteers
are outside of the village working.
The new structure of the re depart-
ment wont be ofcial until after elections
are held for the two assistant chief posi-
tions.
According to a letter from Village
Attorney Dale Thorpe, rescue squad vol-
unteers will be made members of the re
department.
Essential rescue squad personnel
needed to perform rescue squad services
outside the 12-hour window covered by
the pending Paratech contract should be
made members of the re department, the
letter states. The nances of the rescue
squad and the re department are merged
in whatever way will eliminate the rescue
squad nances as a separate accounting
item.
All rescue equipment will be main-
tained by the re department.
Thorpe said at the July 22 village board
meeting that the village has had two sepa-
rate departments for 50 years.
This ordinance effectively eliminates
the rescue squad as a stand-alone entity,
Thorpe said. It makes it a component of
the re department under the supervision
of the re chief ... It creates a rescue opera-
tions assistant chief.
Original plans for merging the two
departments included creating a public
safety director. The board decided to main-
tain a re chief position.
Thorpe said the re chief effectively
becomes the public safety director, though
he maintains his title.
The re chief would administer the
department and all of its services and
make nal decisions on how to allocate
resources within that department.
The ordinance merging the two depart-
ments also states that all rescue squad
funds will be village funds.
The rescue squad was gifted a large
endowment when a Fontana resident died.
This ordinance effectively elimi-
nates the rescue squad as a stand-
alone entity, Village Attorney
Dale Thorpe said.
Spadoni Gage Pappas
Anderson
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Woman gets three years prison for theft
PLEASE SEE THEFT PAGE 4B
By Robert Ireland
[email protected]
ELKHORN For years a Fontana home
builder was sponsoring Blue Hills Lip-
pitt Morgans, a business that raises show
horses.
However, the home builder never agreed
to donate money to the company. Instead,
his then-employee, Kari Sue Clark-Bran-
ton, was writing and forging checks payable
to the equestrian company that was owned
by her friend, Joanne M. Anderson.
In May, a Walworth County jury found
Anderson, 50, now of Arlington,
Ky., guilty of receiving stolen
property.
On July 30, Judge David Reddy
sentenced Anderson to three
years in prison and ve years of
extended supervision.
He also ordered her to pay
more than $385,000 in restitu-
tion.
In 2009, Clark-Branton was
sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison
and 2 1/2 years of extended super-
vision after she pleaded guilty to 32 felo-
nies two counts of theft and 30
counts of forgery.
Anderson said she believed
that the money was being donated
to her business from Jerry Sjoberg,
owner of Home Design Manufac-
turing. However, no documents
showing that Sjoberg was donat-
ing money exist, nor did she ever
speak to Sjoberg about his dona-
tion.
Assistant District Attorney
Diane Donohoo called Andersons
defense ludicrous.
Nobody gets a free half-million dol-
lars, she said.
During court proceedings, Donohoo
and Sjoberg said more than $1 million was
taken from Home Design Manufacturing.
According to the criminal complaint, nearly
$500,000 in checks were written to Clark-
Branton and another $400,000 was writ-
ten to Blue Hills Lippitt Morgans.
When given a chance to speak, Ander-
son said she was distraught over the effect
the thefts had on Sjobergs business and its
employees.
2B The Regional News August 1, 2013
GENEVA LAKE WEST
Gardeners, volunteers restore prairie
By Jade Bolack
[email protected]
FONTANA The prairie near Duck
Pond Recreation Area developed partially
by accident.
According to Gail Hibbard, a member
of the Fontana Garden Club, she was more
interested in the oak savanna directly to
the west of the prairie.
I got volunteers to help harvest seeds
and sow them in the savanna, Hibbard
said. One time when Tom Vanderpoel was
here helping with the savanna, he said we
could start harvesting seeds from some of
the grasses in the prairie and resow them
there to expand the prairie.
The prairie is specically designed to
grow tall grasses and owering plants.
The savanna has wide spaced oak
trees. The wide spacing allows sunlight to
lter through the branches to grow shorter
grasses.
Vanderpoel is Director of Restoration
for Citizens for Conservation, a Barrington,
Ill., based group that restores land to its
natural state.
The prairie was planted by machine
about six years ago, Hibbard said. (Van-
derpoel) ordered specialized seeds from a
nursery in Wisconsin to add to the mix of
grasses. He was kind of taking care of the
prairie before the Garden Club got involved.
He said we should start collecting seeds
from the prairie.
The Fontana Garden Club partnered
with Citizens for Conservation and col-
lected more seeds.
Our volunteers go to Barrington one or
two times a year to help them collect seeds,
Hibbard said. Then they donate seeds to
us. In the fall, we have a village-wide (invi-
tation) to sow the prairie.
In 2012, volunteers spread seeds under
Vanderpoels direction. The native seeds
collected help spread the edges of the prai-
rie and block out invasive plants, Hibbard
said.
The more seeds you have that are
native, the less chance that the invasive
plants can come in, Hibbard said. You
want it really thick with good plants so
there isnt room for the other guys.
This summer, the prairie is blooming
like it used to.
When I was walking through, the
whole thing was full of owers, Hibbard
said. It was beautiful. Our plan now is
when we sow seeds in the fall, we are going
to concentrate on expanding to the edge of
the path (on the southern edge). People that
walk and ride up that path (will be able to)
see the owers much better.
The prairie still needs additional main-
tenance, and some nuisance plants must be
removed.
In the spring, the prairie is burned,
killing off invasive plants with weak root
systems and providing fertilizer for native
plants.
We pulled yellow clover a couple weeks
ago, Hibbard said. According to Vander-
poel ... this is one of the best restorations he
has seen. I was really encouraged by that.
He thinks the soil there is perfect for the
prairie.
Yellow Clover is an invasive plant
imported from Europe.
We need to let more people know what
we are working on so they will appreciate
what is growing there, Hibbard said. The
younger generation (needs to) take an inter-
est in maintaining and improving both the
prairie and the oak savanna in the future.
Want to join the Garden Club?
The Fontana Garden Club is a group of area residents who ensure the villages
gardens prosper.
Along with the prairie and savanna, the group takes care of other gardens in
the village including Memorial Garden, Pioneer Park and Sams Garden.
If were walking by, none of us are adverse to pulling a few weeds, Gail
Hibbard said.
To join the Garden Club, nd more information on their Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/FontanaGardenClub.
The group welcomes volunteers when it begins harvesting seeds Wednesdays
in mid-August. Meet at the village hall at noon starting Aug. 14 and following
Wednesdays.
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BETTY BENNEDETTO and Carolyn Langner, in 2011, pick seeds off of prairie grass. The
seeds they collect will be sown in areas where the grass is thinner.
In the spring, the prairie is burned,
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weak root systems and providing
fertilizer for native plants.
Rescue/Balance services with economic realities
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I think emergency medical
services are important for Fon-
tana residents, but we have to
balance that need with the eco-
nomic realities of living in a small
town, Pappas said in a written
statement July 26. I think our
EMS team has always provided
exemplary service and I applaud
their volunteer efforts.
Pappas said the seven-day
coverage in the Paratech contract
needs clarication.
A Paratech proposal in May
offered the same coverage for ve
days a week at a cost of approximately $130,000, he said.
The extra two days in the current proposal costs more
than $96,000. The per hour coverage rate for the seven-
day proposal is $51.91 per coverage hour, versus $41.66
per coverage hour for the ve-day proposal. That is a 25
percent higher hourly coverage rate. I dont understand the
difference in hourly costs.
Though there are funds in an EMS account that could
be used to pay for the Paratech contract for the remainder
of this year, Pappas said he doesnt see where the money
will come from in future years.
I think there are alternative ways to improve emer-
gency services to residents in a more realistic economic
manner, he said. The proposal
is a huge unbudgeted expense
that includes future unbudgeted
and undiscussed costs ... I am
not comfortable supporting this
change.
Stepping stone
Spadoni said emergency ser-
vices in the village still arent
perfect.
Were moving forward.
Were getting closer, he said.
The long term goal would be a
cooperative effort between Wal-
worth and Fontana to provide the area with 24/7 coverage
when it comes to rescue. (Trustee Bill) Gage has a vision
of working with Walworth to combine the rescue squads. I
applaud him for that vision, but weve been working on that
for 20 years. We couldnt wait.
Spadoni said hes recently talked to many residents
about the lack of coverage.
Many people are surprised that we didnt have the cov-
erage that they thought they had, he said. Ive been telling
them were going to be covered soon. We have an obligation
to protect the community.
The village must give Paratech 90 days notice at the
start of a billing month to cancel the contract.
Were moving forward. Were getting
closer, he said. The long term goal
would be a cooperative effort between
Walworth and Fontana to provide the
area with 24/7 coverage when it comes
to rescue. (Trustee Bill) Gage has a vision
of working with Walworth to combine
the rescue squads. I applaud him for that
vision, but weve been working on that
for 20 years. We couldnt wait.
Rescue Chief Jon Kemmett said its been
in a separate account used specically for
rescue purchases.
This money will now be combined with
village funds, and Thorpe said it should still
be used for rescue expenses, including fund-
ing a Paratech contract.
Fire Chief Wolfgang Nitsch said the
department changes are still in infancy
stages. Were just starting to move forward
with it, he said in a phone interview July 26.
There are a million things that Im doing
right now. I think it will be good in the long
run.
Part of the changes including nding
two assistant chiefs, one for re operations
and one for rescue operations. Nitsch said
getting those ofcers elected is a priority.
Elections for that will be within the next
two months, he said. Im still trying to get
some answers on some in-house things and
some things the (village) board wants.
Merger/Elections in next two months
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August 1, 2013 The Regional News 3B
From photos to paintings, art runs in family
By Jade Bolack
[email protected]
WALWORTH Art runs in his family.
When my dad was about 10 years old, I think, he
woke up Christmas morning and found an art box under-
neath the tree, Bruce Thompson said. He painted a still
life, a bowl with some fruit. It was all done by the time
his parents woke up.
Thompson, owner of the art gallery and studio that
bears his name in Walworth, shared his family history
in art with the Big Foot Historical Society July 25.
Eventually, his mom, Vera, had his portfolio looked
at by Chicago art professionals. They asked if he could
attend classes.
Thompsons father, Richard Thompson, was an
American impressionist painter, often compared to
Monet, founder of the French impressionist painting
movement in the 1870s, Thompson said.
Richards paintings are in galleries across the United
States, including Johns Hopkins Hospital, Marquette
University and the Naval Art Collection at the Penta-
gon.
He started at an art school when he was a freshman
in high school, Thompson said of his father.
He excelled and prospered at the school. He went
to the American Academy of Fine Art then onto the Art
Institute of Chicago.
Thompson said after his father finished school, he
was granted an internship with an illustration studio.
From there, he started creating advertisements for
the Haddon Sundblom Studios in Chicago, whose major
client at the time was Coca-Cola, Thompson said. He
did many pieces that appeared in the Saturday Eve-
ning Post and other big papers. He had a very big career
going.
When the Thompson family was living in Chicago,
Richard took frequent trips to Geneva Lake. When the
train route was built between Chicago and Walworth,
Thompson said, Richard transplanted his family to Wal-
worth.
It was a full days ride from Chicago to the lake in a
Ford Model A, Thompson said. When the train came,
he made a mad dash to live in Walworth. He realized he
could live here and work there.
Richard traveled from Walworth to Chicago every
day for 25 years before he came home one day and said
to his family, Im done. Thompson said the family was
shocked.
We just kind of assumed he had a bad day at work or
something, Thompson said. But no, he was done work-
ing commercially. He wanted to return to art.
Richard started painting more, all day, every day.
He told us he was going to be the artist he knew he
was inside, Thompson said. No more train rides. Just
painting. At that time, we started looking for places to
sell his art. It was difficult.
When Richard was painting, in the 1960s and 70s,
the art trend was modernism, but he tried to buck the
trends, Thompson said.
He brought some of the pieces he made into the
house and ask our opinions, he said. Weve have them
up on the wall for a little while, then theyd be replaced
by new pieces. He was a very prolific painter, and he was
swimming up stream (against the trends) the whole way.
People liked his work, though.
Thompson said his fathers work sold in 11 high class
art galleries across the country.
A family gallery
Thompsons brother, Dick, was working in California
at that time, and Thompson said he was finished with
that career.
My brother was driving through San Francisco
and saw a for rent sign on a little store front, Thomp-
son said. He said, why not? He talked to my dad, and
they ended up selling his paintings there. Dad was now
a trend. We had people coming from all over the country
and the world to buy his paintings.
Thompson said 80 percent of his dads work was
sold.
The gallery closed in 1995, four years after Richards
death.
Now many of the remaining paintings are at the
Thompson Art Gallery and Studio, where Thompson
continues the family art tradition.
Our story has continued on, he said. My dad taught
me so much. Wed be out in a fishing boat on the lake,
and hed say, look at that light. Look at the waves. He
taught me how to see patterns move, how light changes
things. Its really poetry.
Thompson said he was in college when he discovered
his passion for photography.
My mom gave me this camera, he said. I took it
everywhere. I was walking to class (in college), and Id
take pictures. Holding the camera and taking photos fit.
It was like slipping on a glove. I knew I wanted to study
something in art, but there wasnt a photography pro-
gram back then.
A couple of Thompsons professors approached him
to create an independent study program in photogra-
phy.
They were going to give me credit for taking photos,
he said. It was pretty fun.
Thompson started submitting his photos in art con-
tests, and before I knew it, I won the damn things, he
said.
The art contests gave him more exposure and oppor-
tunities for photography.
An advertising firm working for the state of Wiscon-
sin approached me and asked if I wanted to be the state
photographer, Thompson said. Yes, sure, of course. I
get to drive around and take photos, real photos. I didnt
have to stage anything. It was great.
Since then, hes worked in fashion, industrial and
corporate photography, but his true passion is for art.
The advertising and running around was exhaust-
ing, he said. I never stopped doing it for art. About 10
years ago, I said the same thing my dad did. Im done.
Im going to be the artist I know I am.
His son and daughter follow the family tradition,
too.
My son Benjamin, the moment he picked up a pencil
he could draw, Thompson said. Hes still working on
finding a fit. My daughter, Emily, she claims she has no
artistic talent, but I swear, shes the best doodler I know.
She has talents working with autistic children.
Thompson now exclusively shoots artistic photos.
Where do you find beauty? he asked. Well, go to
your front door, open the door and step outside. Stop.
There it is. Thats how far you need to go.
Where do you nd beauty? Bruce Thompson
asked. Well, go to your front door, open the
door and step outside. Stop. There it is. Thats
how far you need to go.
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GENEVA LAKE WEST
A 28-car-garage on the lakefront?
By Jade Bolack
[email protected]
FONTANA It was never the inten-
tion of the village board to have huge
garages on the lakefront, Village Trustee
George Spadoni said.
The villages plan commission is con-
sidering rewriting some of its zoning ordi-
nances to maintain the character of neigh-
borhoods within the village.
At the most recent plan commission
meeting, commissioners agreed to evalu-
ate how the ordinance could be changed to
save character without infringing on prop-
erty rights.
Spadoni said he doesnt want a pro-
posed plan by Dana Mecum for a 28-car-
garage on his lakefront property to go for-
ward.
Thats just not something we want to
see on the lakefront, Spadoni said
at the July 29 meeting. Weve
tried to zone property to prevent
that situation, but we cant think
of every possible situation when
were writing the ordinance.
Mecum was not at the meet-
ing, but his proposed plans for
the garage are within allowable
zoning requirements.
Theres an opening that
allows for a 28-car-garage, Spa-
doni said.
Village Attorney Dale Thorpe said the
purpose of possible changes to the ordi-
nance would be to make development
neighborhood appropriate.
We want to maintain the character of
the neighborhood, of the houses that sur-
round any new development or construc-
tion, Thorpe said.
Spadoni said there is a ne
line between over-regulating on
property rights and maintaining
community character.
We have cottages built in the
area, and many of them are being
tore down and rebuilt as year-
round houses, he said. Either we
want 1950s cottages forever, or we
want some changes. This whole
discussion is only about one prop-
erty on the lakefront. Revising
the ordinance could infringe on
rights.
Thorpe and Village Planner Mike
Slavney said they would review the ordi-
nances before the next meeting and pro-
pose changes.
Room tax
Village Administrator Kelly Hayden
said many private residences are being
used as rentals, but the homeowners are
not paying the room tax to the village.
Thorpe said each complaint has to be
investigated individually.
Theres no way to just go after all of
them, he said. We can send letters to
the violators, and go from there. We need
actual evidence, though we do rely on
complaints to nd the violators.
Assistant Zoning Administrator
Bridget McCarthy said the village is in
charge of enforcing the zoning ordinance.
The state doesnt enforce our zoning
ordinances, she said. The state will
approve the license, but we dont get noti-
ed of who has a license. If a homeowner
doesnt come to us, we dont know that
they have that license. Sometimes, they
dont even realize that they need to come
to us.
Mecum
Run set for Saturday, Aug. 10
The George Williams College 2K Run/
Walk will be held Saturday, Aug. 10, from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the college campus golf
course.
The Run/Walk is hosted by social work
graduate students of George Williams Col-
lege to benet Holiday Home Camp, a 26-
acre facility located in Williams Bay on the
shores of Geneva Lake. The camp was estab-
lished in 1887 by Chicago industrialists and
remains one of the oldest accredited camps
in the country still operating in its original
location. In fact, the American Camp Asso-
ciation has recognized Holiday Home Camp
as a pioneer in the eld.
Throughout a typical summer, Holiday
Home Camp provides age-appropriate one-
and two-week programs that serve more thn
500 youth, ages 7 through 13, from economi-
cally disadvantaged communities.
Registration for the run/walk will take
place at 10 a.m. at the George Williams Col-
lege Golf Course, 250 Constance Blvd., Wil-
liams Bay. It will begin at the golf course,
loop around Yerkes Observatory and con-
tinue around the GWC campus. Everyone is
welcome to join in for fun, music and prizes.
For registration materials and more
information on the GWC/2K, contact Melissa
Ferris by email at [email protected] or
by phone, (815) 245-2164.
During the GWC 2K Run/Walk, dona-
tions of school supplies will be accepted for
Pathnders Milwaukee. Pathnders empow-
ers youth in crisis to make positive life
choices, bringing safety, hope and healing
to young people and their families dealing
with homelessness, family problems, mental
health issues, sexual abuse, alcohol and drug
addictions, juvenile delinquency and edu-
cational difculties. Bins for school supply
donations will be located near the registra-
tion tables on the day of the event.
School supplies needed include no. 2
pencils, pens, spiral notebooks, highlighters,
glue sticks and dry erase markers. Anyone
donating school supplies the day of the event
will be entered into a rafe.
See the sky, tour Yerkes
The evening sky slowly changes with the
seasons. Every month, throughout the year,
Yerkes Observatory offers several evening
observing sessions, if weather permits, usu-
ally on some weeknights and some Saturday
nights. Participants age 12 and up have the
opportunity to admire the night sky, seen
with the unaided eye and through a large 24-
inch diameter reector.
To ensure its dark enough, observing
programs run from 9:30 until 11:30 p.m.,
August 1, 2, 3, 4, 12, 16, 17, 18,19, 20, 24, 25,
26, 27, 28, 29, and 30. For more informa-
tion, go to the website at astro.uchicago.edu/
yerkes/news.html.
The charge is $25 per person, payable the
night of the event.
Each session is limited to a total of 10.
Advanced reservation is necessary by send-
ing email to [email protected] or by
calling (262) 245-5555, ext. 880.
Participants begin outside with a brief
introduction to the night sky as seen with
the unaided eye. A pair of binoculars will
enhance the stargazing experience.
From the dark connes of Yerkes Obser-
vatory, one may get superb views of planets,
constellations, hundreds of stars, occasional
sporadic meteor streaks, the Milky Way and,
occasionally, the moving, bright Interna-
tional Space Station or other articial satel-
lite visible to the unaided eye.
After observing outside, the group will
enter the building and climb 39-steps of a
spiral staircase up into the northeast tower
for a chance to view through the 24-inch
diameter reector.
Participants should bring a light jacket or
sweatshirt as there will be time outside and
within an unheated dome. Sensible shoes
are highly encouraged, no high heels or ip-
ops.
For information about regularly sched-
uled Saturday tours, weekday tours and other
events, go to astro.uchicago.edu/yerkes/.
The dates for September observing will
appear there the last week in August.
EVENTS AT GEORGE WILLIAMS
Anderson/Apology is not acceptable
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1B
I sincerely regret not
seeing the warning signs,
she said.
When handing down the
sentencing, Reddy was criti-
cal of Andersons apology.
Apologizing for not
seeing the warning signs in
this case is not acceptable,
Reddy said. There were
at least 400,000 warning
signs.
Anderson appeared in
court in shackles and a gray
jump suit. She has been
incarcerated in the Wal-
worth County jail since she
was found guilty of the theft
charge.
Sjoberg calmly asked
Reddy to throw the book
at Anderson. He said he
doesnt expect to see the
money returned in restitu-
tion.
I guess it is about put-
ting bad people in bad
places, Sjoberg said.
Joanne Anderson deserves
a very long time in prison.
He said the thefts not
only affected him, but they
also jeopardized his busi-
ness and hurt his 10 employ-
ees.
Sjoberg said Clark-
Branton received a light
sentence and believed that
Anderson deserved a longer
term than her accomplice.
She deserves way more
than Keri Clark-Branton,
who admitted her guilt, Sjo-
berg said.
He said the timing of the
theft was especially hard
because it coincided with
the home building industrys
downward spiral. To keep
his business aoat, Sjoberg
said he has had to drain his
personal savings.
You cant steal from
people, its not honorable,
he said.
Donohoo said Anderson
hasnt been honest with law
enforcement and has been
dishonest about her rela-
tionship with Clark-Branton.
Donohoo said Anderson has
said that her friendship with
Clark-Branton ended when
the thefts came to light.
However, Donohoo
read from several letters
that Anderson wrote to her
accomplice while she was
incarcerated. Clark-Bran-
ton has been released from
prison and is on extended
supervision.
Donohoo asked Reddy to
send Anderson to prison.
A million dollar theft
that has so impacted the
victim, the community and
all the victims employees
that it mandates prison, she
said.
The defense
Andersons defense
attorney, Theodore Kmiec,
said the state didnt show
any evidence that there was
a conspiracy between Clark-
Branton and Anderson.
There has never been
any evidence of a conspiracy,
because there wasnt one,
Kmiec said.
Kmiec asked Reddy to
place Anderson on proba-
tion. He said it was unlikely
that she would commit any
other crimes.
It is highly unlikely,
arguably impossible, for this
type of offense to happen
again, Kmiec said.
He also attempted to dis-
miss arguments that Ander-
son, not Clark-Branton, was
the instigator of the crime.
That is not supported in
the evidence, and this was
a ve-year investigation,
Kmiec said. Clark-Bran-
ton was a pretty good con
person, she conned her boss
and the accountant.
During the hearing,
Reddy said the three years
of initial connement was
given because of how serious
the offense was and to act as
a deterrent to other potential
criminals.
He said the ve years of
extended supervision, the
maximum supervised term
he could hand down, would
give Anderson the most
amount of time possible to
pay back the restitution.
WALWORTH COUNTY COURT COURTS
August 1, 2013 The Regional News 5B
Lake Geneva man faces sexual assault charge
An 18-year-old Lake Geneva man faces felony charges
after he allegedly fathered a child with a child.
Jose Antonio Olea-Hernandez, 355 Sage St. No. 13, has
been charged with sexual assault of a child under the age
of 16.
If convicted, Olea faces up to 40 years imprisonment
and $100,000 in nes.
According to the criminal complaint:
On July 13, police went to a home on County Highway
H for a girl giving birth.
When the ofcer arrived, he found a 14-year-old girl,
the girls mother and a newborn baby in the home.
The 14-year-old said the father was Olea. Police went
to question Olea, who became aggressive, struggled and
swore at the ofcer.
Olea told police he knew the girl was 13 when they met
and had sex.
Heroin dealer gets ve years prison
A 27-year-old Delavan man was sentenced July 2 to
ve years of prison after he pleaded guilty to possession of
heroin with intent to deliver.
Tom C. Dowdy, 716 Ann St., also was sentenced to ve
years of extended supervision.
A co-defendant, Daniel A. Schaffer, 24, Delavan, was
sentenced March 12 to two years in a state prison and
three years of extended supervision after he pleaded guilty
to possession of heroin with intent to deliver.
Schaffer must also complete 80 hours of community
service and pay a $500 ne.
Another co-defendant, Samantha I. Smith, 19, Lake
Geneva, was sentenced to two years of probation after she
pleaded guilty to a felony charge of possession of a narcotic
drug.
Smith, 20, also must complete 80 hours of community
service and pay a $500 ne.
A one-year prison sentence and two years of extended
supervision was imposed and stayed, which means Smith
will only serve the prison sentence if she violates the terms
of her probation.
According to the criminal complaint:
On Nov. 17 police stopped a vehicle on Highway 50 near
Eastside Road. As the ofcer approached the vehicle, he
saw the rear passenger quickly pull his hands up from the
oor.
Police identied the driver as Smith, the front passen-
ger as Schaffer and the rear passenger as Dowdy. Dowdy
appeared nervous and was shaking.
Dowdy was asked to exit the vehicle and did so bare-
foot. When asked why he was barefoot, he said he had
heroin in his shoe.
Police searched the vehicle and found 10 bindles of a
white powder, marijuana, prescription medications and a
pipe.
Smith told police Schaffer asked her to drive him to
Chicago to purchase heroin.
Smith told police that they were probably going to sell
the heroin.
Police tested the substance for heroin, which came up
with inconclusive results. A separate test for cocaine was
done, which came up positive.
Drunken driver gets probation, jail
A 51-year-old Richmond, Ill., man was sentenced June
28 to four years of probation after he crashed into another
motorist while driving drunk down the wrong lane of traf-
c on Highway 50.
Don P. Gluchman, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of
injury by intoxicated use of a vehicle. Three additional fel-
onies, and two misdemeanor charges were dismissed but
read into the record. As a condition of Gluchmans proba-
tion, he must serve 11 months in the jail with work-release
privileges. He also must complete 40 hours of community
service, pay a $350 ne and maintain absolute sobriety.
According to the criminal complaint:
On Nov. 1, 2012, at 12:35 a.m., police went to a two-
vehicle crash on Highway 50 near Highway 12.
A witness told police that an SUV, driving in the wrong
lane of Highway 50, crashed into a Toyota.
At the crash scene, police spoke to Gluchman, who
smelled of intoxicants, had slurred speech and struggled
to keep his balance while walking.
Gluchman was given a portable Breathalyzer test,
which had a result of 0.168. The legal limit is 0.08.
The driver of the Toyota suffered from two fractures
to his ribs in the crash. A woman, who was a passenger in
Gluchmans vehicle, suffered from bleeding on the brain as
a result of the crash.
Police nd ve pounds of pot
A convicted drug dealer from Kenosha was arrested
July 3 after he allegedly had ve pounds of marijuana
delivered to him at Geneva National.
Daniel R. Richter, 26, faces a felony charge of posses-
sion of marijuana with intent to deliver, as a second or sub-
sequent offense.
If convicted, he faces up to 14 years imprisonment
and $25,000 in nes. In 2005, Richter was convicted of
possession of marijuana with intent to deliver in Kenosha
County.
According to the criminal complaint:
A citizen informant called police to report a large
amount of trafc coming in and out of Joseph G. Wolkomirs
condominium in Geneva National.
On June 21 the citizen informant told police Wolkomir
was overheard talking on his cell phone, saying he is
expecting a package from California.
As of July 15, Wolkomir hasnt been charged in connec-
tion to the case.
On July 2, police were informed that a package was at
the Lake Geneva Post Ofce that weighed more than 10
pounds and had been sent to Wolkomir from California.
The Walworth County Sheriffs Department brought
ARJAN, a K9 trained in detecting the odors of cocaine,
marijuana, methamphetamine and heroin, to the Post
Ofce. The dog detected drugs in the package.
On July 3, the package was delivered to Wolkomirs
address, and he signed for it. After the package was deliv-
ered, the Walworth County Sheriffs Department executed
a search warrant on Wolkomirs condominium.
Wolkomir told deputies that the package wasnt his, but
belonged to Richter, who was in the apartment during the
raid. Wolkomir told deputies that Richter gives him $100
and an ounce of marijuana for having the package deliv-
ered to his home. When police searched Richters vehicle,
they located a number of receipts from banks for deposits.
In the last 20 days, $16,100 was deposited into Richters
bank account. Richter told police he hadnt been employed
for between six and eight months. The marijuana in the
package weighed 5.16 pounds.
Man faces burglary charge
An 18-year-old Genoa City man is accused of break-
ing into 332 Fellows Road on July 1 with a juvenile accom-
plice.
Bryan J. Hampton, 533 Walworth St., has been charged
with felony burglary.
If convicted, he faces up to 12 1/2 years imprisonment
and $25,000 in nes.
According to the criminal complaint:
At about 12:54 a.m., police responded to a burglary
alarm, and when the ofcer arrived he saw a broken
window and heard someone inside.
A 15-year-old girl was spotted running across the main
room of the bar along with Hampton. Police were able to
apprehend both suspects.
The girl told police she had been staying with Hampton
in the woods by the sh hatchery off of Keystone Road.
When police asked the girl why the burglary occurred,
she responded that she was hungry and it was the closest
place. Inside of the bar, police saw what appeared to be a
milk container that was lled with alcohol from the bar. In
an ofce, police found loose dollar bills.
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PHOTOS BY JOY KOWALD
August 1, 2013 The Regional News 7B
The Lake Geneva Regional News welcomes its readers to submit photos of charitable events, personal
milestones and school activities for publication. We also accept unique photos of wildlife and nature.
Photos must have a minimum 200 resolution. The photos must be in focus and have a natural color
distribution. The Regional News may alter the color on photos and crop them. We use editorial discre-
tion when reviewing pictures. The people in the pictures must be identified. Submitted pictures may
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VOLUNTEERS COOK STEAKS on the grill during the annual Big Foot Lions Club Lobster
Boil and Steak Fry. (From left) Josh Williams, Arizona, John ONeill and Mark Seick pose
for a picture. A volunteer pours freshly cooked lobsters onto a cutting board.
SUBMITTED
ALL ABOUT CHILDREN DAYCARE brought their 4th of July parade to the residents at
Arbor Village of Geneva Crossing. More than 40 children enjoyed showing off their deco-
rated bikes and scooters.
SUBMITTED
THE CROSSINGS PLAYERS debut performance took place at Arbor Village Assisted Living
Residence, Lake Geneva, on July 12. The performers are all residents of The Highlands and
Terraces of Geneva Crossing Retirement Community. Three one-act plays were performed in
Readers Theater style, where the words are read, to an audience of Arbor Village residents,
friends and families. The cast included (from left), Pat Friend, Sally Harper (seated), Carol Hafs,
Chris Brookes, Bev Liotta, Marilyn Damore, Betty Bitner, Marilyn Bielski, Georgia Sutton, Kay
Ruttar, Betty Sanders, Lisa Parker, Jan Peterson and Erlene Wille, who was not pictured.
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THE NINTH ANNUAL REPUBLICAN PARTY Lake Geneva
cruise was held Sunday evening, July 21, aboard the Lady of
the Lake, with about 200 people attending. Among the speak-
ers were Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleesch (right) and U.S. Rep. Paul
Ryan (left). Others on the cruise included state Sens. Neal
Kedzie, Paul Farrow and Leah Vukmir, Assembly members Tyler
August, Bill Kramer, Steve Nass, Dave Craig, Mike Kuglitsch,
Amy Loudenbeck and Steve Nass; and Walworth County District
Attorney Dan Necci, Sheriff Dave Graves, Undersheriff Kurt
Picknell and Clerk of Courts Sheila Reiff.
SUBMITTED
ECHO, THE PERFORMING PARROT from Lake Genevas
own Animal Gardens and Dancing Horses Theater is currently
appearing in a nationally televised Volkswagen Jetta commer-
cial as part of Volkwagens Best Thing Ever Event, running
until July 31. Echo says, And who got it? This guy! The double
yellow-headed Amazon parrot, his trainer, Sarah Hoeft and
his understudy, Binky, made the trip to Las Vegas to create the
commercial at the same studio where they had previously com-
peted in the television program Americas Got Talent, reach-
ing the semi-nals. We were happily surprised and honored
when the Los Angeles-based Deutsch talent scout contacted us
asking about Echos availability, said Dana Montana, owner of
the local facility.
SUBMITTED
RESIDENTS OF SHERWOOD LODGE raised their cups with Cheers! during their
monthly tea party, marking the birth of Englands royal baby. Sherwood Lodge is an
assisted living facility located in Williams Bay.
SUBMITTED
THE ROTARY CLUB OF LAKE GENEVA made a $1,500 donation
to SMILES to sponsor a horse. Rotary past president Jim Daily pre-
sented the check to Gay Stran, director of SMILES, an organiza-
tion dedicated to improving the lives of children and adults with
special needs through a partnership with horses. The facility is
located in Darien Township and has 450 volunteers who serve
from 70 to 100 clients each week, working with 20 horses. After
several years of setting aside $110 per month, the club was able
to select Bullet as the ofcial Rotary-sponsored horse.
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SCHOOL MATTERS
Elkhorn students graduate from Marquette
The following Elkhorn area students graduated from
Marquette University in Milwaukee in May. The students
and their degrees are Taylor Kegley, Bachelor of Science in
civil engineering; Amelia Wills, Bachelor of Arts in criminol-
ogy and law studies; Kathryn Handel, Bachelor of Science
in human resources; and Abby Adams, Master of Science in
nursing.
The students were among the nearly 2,000 undergradu-
ate and graduate students who participated in the May 19
graduation ceremony at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.
Cox earns Bachelors degree
Delaney Cox, Fontana, earned a Bachelor of Science
degree in nursing along with the nearly 2,000 undergradu-
ate and graduate students who participated in the May 19
graduation ceremony at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.
Marquette University is a Catholic, Jesuit university that
draws its more than 11,500 students from all 50 states and
more than 75 different countries.
Locals graduate from UW-Platteville
UW-Platteville hosted its largest spring graduation on
May 11, when a total of 1,081 graduate and undergraduate
students earned the right to participate in the commence-
ment ceremonies.
Among those receiving degrees were Justin Craddock, a
business administration major, and Adrianna Vanderstap-
pen, an animal science major, both from Lake Geneva.
Graduates from Elkhorn were Benjamin Harteau, an
industrial technology management major, and Joseph Stop-
ple, an electrical engineering major.
UW-Platteville, founded in 1866, enrolls 7,500 under-
graduate students.
Bierman makes honors
Eric Bierman, Elkhorn, was named to the Milwaukee
School of Engineering honors list for the 2013 spring quar-
ter.
Undergraduate students on the list have earned a grade
point average of at least 3.2 (out of 4.0) for the quarter.
Aurora releases deans list
Aurora University recognized more than 800 undergrad-
uate students who earned deans list honors for the spring
2013 semester.
The high honors list recognizes students who attain a 4.0
grade point average while completing at least 12 credit hours
during the semester. The regular honors list recognizes stu-
dents who achieve a GPA of 3.6 to 3.99.
Elkhorn students Suzanne Schiller-Hogan and Esther
Sharp earned high honors.
Alyssa Kallergis, Fontana, achieved honors.
Ford graduates from Northern Illinois
Julie Ford, Walworth, graduated from Northern Illinois
University, DeKalb, Ill., in May.
Northern is a comprehensive teaching and research
institution with a diverse and international student body of
nearly 23,000.
Locals graduates from Denison University
Laura Houcque, Elkhorn, was among the 542 graduates
awarded diplomas at Denison Universitys 172nd commence-
ment held Sunday, May 12.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in
educational studies with a concentration in elementary edu-
cation and a minor in sociology/anthropology.
Mary Schaefer, Lake Geneva, was awarded a Bachelor of
Arts degree with a double major in international studies and
political science.
As part of her experience at the Granville, Ohio, school,
she studied abroad for a semester with the Augsburgs Center
for Global Education Program in Namibia and South Africa.
UW-Stout releases
Chancellors Award recipients
Students from the local area were recipients of the chan-
cellors award for the spring 2013 semester.
Among them were Allen Koenen, Lyons; Makayla
Wescott, Lake Geneva; David Winger, Elkhorn; and Rick
Wolski, Williams Bay.
The award is presented to students who have a grade
point average of 3.5 or above.
UW-Stout, Wisconsins polytechnic university, is a spe-
cial mission university in the UW System, with a long-stand-
ing reputation of serving business, industry, education and
the helping professions through its specialized educational
programs.
UW-Rock County announces deans list
The University of Wisconsin-Rock County announced
the names of students recognized for academic achieve-
ments during the spring 2013 semester.
To be named to the deans list, a full-time student must
complete a minimum of 12 credits. Part-time students are
eligible when they have completed at least 15 credits with a
cumulative grade point average of 3.5 and have carried at
least three credits during the semester.
Highest honors, awarded to students earning a 4.0 grade
point average, included Jennifer Carlson, Walworth.
High honors were awarded to students with a 3.75 to 3.99
grade point average, including Brenda Aranda and Melissa
Duran, Delavan, and Benjamin Worland, Walworth.
Honors were awarded for a 3.5 to 3.74 grade point aver-
age, including Kyle Cooper and Edward Muisenga Jr., Fon-
tana, and Jacob Moore, Lake Geneva.
Grochowske named to presidents list
Steven Grochowske, Genoa City, was named to Western
Technical College, La Crosse, presidents list of high distinc-
tion for the spring semester 2013. To be included on the list,
students must achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or higher
and carry 12 or more credits in an associates degree or tech-
nical diploma program. With an enrollment of approximately
7,200 degree students, Western offers more than 60 associ-
ates degree programs, technical diplomas, certicates, and
non-credit professional development and lifelong learning
courses.
Lawrence University releases deans list
The following area students have been named to Law-
rence Universitys 2013 deans list for maintaining a 3.4 grade
point average or higher for all of the past academic year:
Sarah Rennick is the daughter of Dr. Neil Rennick, Lake
Geneva, and a 2010 graduate of Brillion High School.
Gabrielle Rakidzich is the daughter of Milos and Tifny
Rakidzich, Williams Bay. She is a 2011 graduate of Big Foot
Union High School.
Founded in 1847, Lawrence University, Appleton, draws
its 1,500 students from nearly every state and more than 50
countries.
UW-Platteville announces deans list
UW-Platteville announced its 2013 spring semester
deans list. Students who receive this academic honor in the
College of Business, Industry, Life Science and Agriculture
and the College of Liberal Arts and Education must achieve
a 3.75 grade point average. Students in the College of Engi-
neering, Math and Science must earn a 3.5 grade point aver-
age.
Among those who made the list were Keith Baerwald,
Timothy Jacques and Nathan Wells, Elkhorn; David Erik-
son, Lyons; and Emma Jones, Genoa City.
UW-Platteville, founded in 1846, enrolls approximately
7,500 undergraduate students.
Upper Iowa University names graduates
Upper Iowa University announced the names of its 2013
graduates, degree earned and respective honors.
Among them were Celeste Sigmund, Elkhorn, and Ken-
neth Mulhollon, Lake Geneva.
They both graduated cum laude with bachelor of science
degrees in criminal justice. Cum laude indicates a grade
point average of 3.3 to 3.59.
Upper Iowa University has 19 U.S. off-campus education
centers, a traditional residential campus in Fayette, Iowa,
international centers in Hong Kong and Malaysia, as well
as an extensive online program and an independent study
program.
Johnson graduates from Bethel University
Meghan Johnson, Lake Geneva, graduated from Bethel
University, St. Paul, Minn., following the spring 2013 semes-
ter.She earned a bachelors of arts degree in life science edu-
cation, grades 5 through12. She is the daughter of Neil and
Linda Rennick, Lake Geneva.
Bethel University is a leader in Christ-centered higher
education with approximately 6,600 students from 48 states
and 25 countries enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, semi-
nary and adult education programs.
Lake Geneva students
participate in jazz ensemble
Lake Geneva area students Bridget Bartal and James
Corpus participated in the Shell Lake Arts Centers second
week of Jazz Ensemble and Combo camp, taking place in
June.
The program featured instruction from professional jazz
musicians from across the nation on improvisation, listen-
ing, instrument masterclasses, jazz history and more.
There are three weeks of jazz every summer at the Shell
Lake Arts Center, as well as many other camps in art, sing-
ing, classical music, music theatre and dance.
Elkhorns Cauffman honored
Quentin Cauffman, Elkhorn, a senior at Elkhorn Area
High School, received an engraved bronze medallion to rec-
ognize his selection as a Distinguished Finalist for 2013 in
the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards program.
The recognition is for being a volunteer camp counselor
for third- through fth-grade boys at 4-H camp and was
presented at the Walworth County Government Center on
Monday, July 22. Those recognized were selected based on
criteria such as personal initiative, effort, impact and per-
sonal growth.
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, sponsored
by Prudential Financial in partnership with the National
Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP), rep-
resent the United States largest youth recognition program
based exclusively on volunteer community service. All middle
and high schools in the U.S., along with all Girl Scout coun-
cils, county 4-H organizations, Red Cross chapters, YMCAs
and afliates of HandsOn Network, were eligible to select a
student or member for a local award last November.
Sanchez earns degree
Gustavo Federico Mosquera Sanchez, Lake Geneva, was
among a record number of graduates 3,169 presented
with diplomas at the University of Massachusetts Lowells
2013 commencement exercises on Saturday, May 18, at the
Tsongas Center.
UMass Lowell is a national research university located
on a high-energy campus in the heart of a global commu-
nity. The university offers its more than 16,000 students
bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees in business, educa-
tion, engineering, ne arts, health, humanities, sciences and
social sciences.
Drake University releases deans list
Local residents were named to the Drake University
deans list for the spring 2013 semester. Students must
achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or above to earn the
honor.
Lake Geneva residents Jessica Smith and Bergen Quae-
rna were recognized.
Drake is a private, independent university in Des Moines,
Iowa, with an enrollment of approximately 3,400 full-time
undergraduate students and 1,900 graduate students from
49 states and 50 countries.
PUBLIC
NOTICES
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
WALWORTH COUNTY
AMENDED SUMMONS
Money Judgment: 30301
Case No. 13CV519
Our File: 1697514
CITIBANK, N.A.
701 E 60TH ST NORTH
SIOUX FALLS, SD, 57117
Plaintiff,
vs.
BRAD A NICHOLS
W3823 PARKER DR
LAKE GENEVA WI 53147-4108
Defendant(s).
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, To each per-
son named above as Defendant:
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that
the Plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit
or other legal action against you. The com-
plaint, which is also served upon you, states
the nature and basis of the legal action.
Within 40 days after 07/31/2013 you
must respond with a written answer, as that
term is used in chapter 802 of the Wisconsin
Statutes, to the complaint. The court may
reject or disregard an answer that does not
follow the requirements of the statutes. The
answer must be sent or delivered to the
court whose address is 1800 COUNTY
HWY NN, ELKHORN, WI 53121 and to
RAUSCH, STURM, ISRAEL, ENERSON &
HORNIK, LLC, Plaintiffs attorney, whose
address is shown below. You may have an
attorney help or represent you.
If you do not provide a proper answer
to the complaint or provide a written
demand for said complaint within the 40 day
period, the court may grant judgment
against you for the award of money or other
legal action requested in the complaint, and
you may lose your right to object to anything
that is or may be incorrect in the complaint.
A judgment may be enforced as provided by
law. A judgment awarding money may
become a lien against any real estate you
own now or in the future and may also be
enforced by garnishment or seizure of prop-
erty.
Dated: July 2, 2013.
/s/ Ryan M. Peterson
RAUSCH, STURM, ISRAEL,
ENERSON & HORNIK LLC
ATTORNEYS IN THE PRACTICE
OF DEBT COLLECTION
250 N. Sunny Slope Rd., Suite 300
Brookfield WI 53005
Toll Free: (877) 667-8010
Attorney for the Plaintiff
July 18, 25, & August 1, 2013
WNAXLP
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
WALWORTH COUNTY
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
Case No. 12CV00077
WALWORTH STATE BANK,
Plaintiff,
v.
BENCHMARK LAND & DEVELOPMENT,
LLC a/k/a BENCHMARK LAND AND
DEVELOPMENT LLC, a Wisconsin limited
liability company,
WILLIAM McCARRON a/k/a
WILLIAM E. McCARRON
a/k/a WILLIAM EDWARD McCARRON,
JEAN J. McCARRON, and
THE COTTAGES OF LAKE GENEVAHILLS
CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION,
Defendants.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a
judgment of foreclosure entered on
December 20, 2012 in the amount of
$360,036.51, the Sheriff will sell the
described premises at public auction as fol-
lows:
TIME: August 15, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.
TERMS: Pursuant to said judgment,
10% of the successful bid must be paid to
the sheriff at the sale in cash or certified
funds, payable to the Clerk of Courts (per-
sonal checks cannot and will not be accept-
ed). The balance of the successful bid must
be paid to the Clerk of Courts in cash,
cashiers check or certified funds no later
than ten days after the courts confirmation
of the sale or else the 10% down payment is
forfeited to the plaintiff. The property is sold
as is and subject to all liens and encum-
brances. Purchaser to pay all transfer and
recording fees and costs of any title evi-
dence.
PLACE: In the lobby of the Walworth
County Law Enforcement Center, 1770 Co.
Hwy. NN, Elkhorn, Wisconsin.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: PARCEL 1: Units
5, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 13, together with said
units undivided appurtenant interest in the
common elements (and the exclusive use of
the limited common elements appurtenant
to said unit) all in The Cottages of Lake
Geneva Hills Condominium, a condominium
declared and existing under and by virtue of
the Condominium Ownership Act of the
State of Wisconsin and recorded by a
Declaration as such condominium in the
Office of the Register of Deeds for Walworth
County, Wisconsin, on June 6, 2006, as
Document No. 678653, and amended by
First Amendment to the Declaration of
Condominium The Cottages of Lake
Geneva Hills recorded June 1, 2007 as
Document No. 709825, said condominium
being located in the City of Lake Geneva,
County of Walworth, State of Wisconsin on
the real estate described in said Declaration
and incorporated herein by this reference
thereto.
Tax Key Nos. ZCOT 00005, ZCOT
00006, ZCOT 00007, ZCOT 00009, ZCOT
00010 and ZCOT 00013
PROPERTY ADDRESS: Platt Avenue, Lake
Geneva, WI 53147
DATED: July 11, 2013
Attorney Edward F. Thompson
State Bar No. 1013187
CLAIR LAW OFFICES, S.C.
617 E. Walworth Ave.
P.O. Box 445
Delavan, WI 53115-0445
Phone: (262) 728-9196
Clair Law Offices, S.C. is attempting
to collect a debt on our clients behalf and
any information obtained will be used for
that purpose. If you have previously
received a discharge in a Chapter 7 bank-
ruptcy case, this communication should not
be construed as an attempt to hold you per-
sonally liable for the debt.
July 18, 25, Aug. 1, 2013
WNAXLP
PUBLIC NOTICE
Mr. Zach Garcia, 526 N. Bridlegate
Dr. Gilbert, AZ 85234 is past due with stor-
age rental fees to Big Toy Storage Genoa
City, WI for a 1972 Pontiac Grandville
Convertible. If the fees are not paid in full by
August 1, 2013 the vehicle will be put up for
sale to cover the past due storage fees.
August 1, 013
WNAXLP
PUBLIC
NOTICES
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
WALWORTH COUNTY
Order Setting Deadline
for Filing a Claim
(Formal Administration)
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
CHARLOTTE W. SALUS
Apetition for formal administration was filed.
THE COURT FINDS:
1. The decedent, with date of birth
August 17, 1930 and date of death July 4,
2013, was domiciled in Walworth County,
State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address
of N3130 Tamarack Road, Lake Geneva, WI
53147.
2. All interested persons waived
notice.
THE COURT ORDERS:
1. The deadline for filing a claim
against the decedents estate is October 18,
2013.
2. A claim must be filed at the
Walworth County Probate, P.O. Box 1001,
1800 County Rd. NN, Elkhorn, Wisconsin,
Room 2085.
BY THE COURT:
Dela Race
July 12, 2013
Nicholas A. Egert
835 Geneva Parkway North, Suite 1
Lake Geneva, WI 53147
262-248-6600
Bar Number; 1056736
July 18, 25, August 1, 2013
WNAXLP
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
WALWORTH COUNTY
Notice and Order for
Name Change Hearing
Case No. 13CV00620
In the matter of the name change of: BRI-
ANNA MARIE COOK
NOTICE IS GIVEN:
A petition was filed asking to change
the name of the persons listed below from:
Brianna Marie Cook to
Breanna Marie Rullman.
Birth Certificate: Brianna Marie Cook
IT IS ORDERED:
This petition will be heard in the
Circuit Court of Walworth County, State of
Wisconsin before the Hon. Judge Phillip A.
Koss, at the Walworth Co,. Judicial Center,
1800 County Road NN, Elkhorn, WI on
August 12, 2013 at 11:30 a.m.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED:
Notice of this hearing shall be given
by publication as a class 3 notice for three
(3) weeks in a row prior to the date of the
hearing in the Lake Geneva Regional News,
a newspaper published in Walworth County,
State of Wisconsin.
If you require reasonable accommo-
dations due to a disability to participate in
the court process, please call 262-741-7012
at least ten (10) working days prior to the
scheduled court date. Please note that the
court does not provide transportation.
BY THE COURT:
James L. Carlson
Circuit Court Judge
July 2, 2012
July 18, 25, August 1, 2013
WNAXLP
STATE OF WISCONSIN
CIRCUIT COURT
WALWORTH COUNTY
CIVIL DIVISION
NOTICE OF SHERIFFS SALE
Case No. 12 CV 01171
Case Code No. 30404
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
Plaintiff
Vs.
DELLA FAYE WILLS;
Defendants
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by virtue of a
judgment of foreclosure entered on January
14, 2013, in the amount of $180,542.32, the
Sheriff will sell the described premises at
public auction as follows:
TIME: September 12, 2013 at 10:00 am
TERMS: 1. 10% down in cash or money
order at the time of sale; balance due within
10 days of confirmation of sale; failure to
pay balance due will result in forfeit of
deposit to plaintiff.
2. Sold as is and subject to all legal
liens and encumbrances.
3. Buyer to pay applicable Wisconsin
Real Estate Transfer Tax from the proceeds
of the sale upon confirmation of the court.
PLACE: WALWORTH COUNTY SHER-
IFFS DEPARTMENT, LAW ENFORCE-
MENT CENTER 1770 COUNTY ROAD
NN, ELKHORN, WI 53121
Property description:
LOT 1 OF CERTIFIED SURVEY MAP NO.
1737, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED
PLAT THEREOF, RECORDED IN VOL. 8
OF CERTIFIED SURVEYS ON PAGE 149
AS DOCUMENT NO. 169630, LOCATED
IN SECTION 8, T2N, R17E, CITY OF
ELKHORN, WALWORTH COUNTY, WIS-
CONSIN.
Tax Key No.: YA173700001
Property Address: 1102 HICKORY LANE,
ELKHORN, WISCONSIN 53121
Lauren L. Tobiason
State Bar No. 1092310
Attorney for Plaintiff
230 W. Monroe, Ste. 1125
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312-541-9710
Johnson, Blumberg & Associates,
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PUBLIC NOTICES
SCHOOL BOARD
MEETING
REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF EDUCATION
LAKE GENEVA - GENOA CITY UNION
HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
6:30 P.M. MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION CENTER
Roll Call: Present: Sherman,
Buntrock, Druszczak, Jacobson, Ceisel,
Wolter Absent: Giovannetti; Also Present:
Gottinger, Eckola, Jaeger, Straus, Sarna, 2
citizens
President Sherman called the meet-
ing to order at 6:30 p.m. followed by the
pledge of allegiance.
A motion was made by Buntrock, sec-
onded by Jacobson to approve the agenda
as written. All yes. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Buntrock, sec-
onded by Jacobson to approve payment of
bills totaling $721,168.50, Special Meeting
Budget Review and Board Reorganization
Mon., May 13, 2013 5:45 p.m., Regular
Meeting and Executive Session-Monday,
May 13, 2013 6:30 p.m. All yes. Motion car-
ried.
Discussion and a review of the board
goals and Strategic Plan III took place.
Summer school begins June 17, 2013 and
the associate principals will provide a report
on truancy at the June monthly meeting.
A motion was made by Druszczak,
seconded by Wolter to approve the new
hires Bryan Kaplan - Social Studies, Natalie
Salkowski Science, Reyna Nicia - ESL. All
yes. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Wolter, sec-
onded by Ceisel to approve the field
trip/overnight request for National NCCLA
July 7-11, 2013 Nashville. All yes. Motion
carried.
A motion was made by Wolter, sec-
onded by Jacobson to approve the adminis-
trative contracts as recommended. All yes.
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Jacobson,
seconded by Wolter to approve the support
staff contracts as recommended. 5 Yes. 1
Abstained (Buntrock). Motion carried.
A motion was made by Druszczak,
seconded by Jacobson to approve the Fair
Aid Coalition dues in the amount of
$3,130.40 for the 2013-2014 school year. All
yes. Motion carried.
Badger Principal Bob Kopydlowski
reported on end of the school year activities
including graduation and the awarding of
scholarships which included an additional
21 new scholarships or $16,000. Advanced
Placement testing results will be available in
July for the 238 students who took 424
exams this spring.
Badger Assc. Principal Jennifer
Straus reported on summer school starting
on June 17th and a preliminary report on
truancy with more detail to follow in July.
Director of Instruction Dr. Jan Eckola
shared that Badger welcomed State
Superintendent Tony Evers, Representative
Tyler August and Lt. Governor Rebecca
Kleifish during the month of May.
Director of Student Services Donna
Jaeger reported on preparation for the
Special Education audit.
Superintendent James Gottinger
referred to his monthly handouts for discus-
sion. Dr. Gottinger shared information from
Mr. Flitcroft regarding the Annual Exam
Compliance Form for staff members.
Discussion took place regarding the evalua-
tion tool and the Effective Educator model.
The graduation ceremony went well and
may have been the best outdoor ceremo-
ny to date. The proposed budget will be pro-
vided next month at the annual school dis-
trict meeting July 8, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
A motion was made by Jacobson,
seconded by Druszczak to adjourn. All yes.
Motion carried.
Meeting adjourned 7:20 p.m.
July 8, 2013
Date Approved
Helen Jacobson, Clerk
August 1, 2013
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with special thanks to Sue Wilander for this
summer program.
Central Denison Asst. Principal
Jackey Syens reported on the end of the
year activities including the talent show,
Accent choir and the District track meet. The
school staff and students paid special tribute
to Deanna Karlson for her retirement.
LGMS Principal Anne Heck reported
on the promotion ceremony and all end of
the year activities. Mrs. Heck provided a
handout with MAP data and Summer
Enrichment will take place at LGMS begin-
ning June 17th.
Star Center Principal Chiper
Tennessen reported on the Cruisin the
USA lock-in. 81% of the students at Star
Center qualified for participation.
Eastview Principal Drew Halbesma
reported on construction progress and tran-
sition for staff leaving Eastview, Central
Denison staff coming in and then student
transition as well. Parent information night
went well and tours of the building were
offered to new students.
Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Dr. Jan Eckola introduced Title I and reading
recovery teacher Betty Anderson to provide
her annual report for the school year.
Director of Student Services Donna
Jaeger reported on preparation for the
Special Education audit.
Director of Technology Dan Schmidt
reported on the IT security audit and the
replacing and upgrading of equipment will
begin with the start of summer.
Superintendent James Gottinger
referred to his monthly handouts for discus-
sion. Dr. Gottinger reported on the hiring
process. Discussion took place regarding
the teacher evaluation tool, procedure for
evaluations, elementary moves for staff and
school consolidation. State Superintendent
Tony Evers,
Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleifish and
Representative Tyler August all visited
Badger during the month of May.
The Board of Education reviewed
their goals and strategic plan.
A motion was made by Franzene,
seconded by Dale to approve the retirement
request of Deb Simonds Elementary
Guidance Counselor and Anna Maas
Speech and Language Pathologist and new
hire Jim Gornick Band Director. All yes.
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Franzene,
seconded by Hollmann to approve the sup-
port staff contracts and administrative con-
tracts as modified. All yes. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Franzene,
seconded by Hollmann to adjourn to execu-
tive session in accordance with WI State
Statutes 19.85 1 (c) (e) to discuss employ-
ment, compensation, promotion and per-
formance evaluation data. All yes. Motion
carried.
Meeting adjourned at 6:25 p.m.
July 9, 2013
Date Approved
Marcie Hollmann, Clerk
August 1, 2013
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LAKE GENEVA
PUBLIC NOTICES
NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a
Public Hearing will be held before the City
Plan Commission on Monday August 19,
2013 at 6:30 P.M. at the City Hall, Council
Chambers, 626 Geneva Street, Lake
Geneva, Wisconsin, for approval of a
Zoning Map Amendment from NB
Neighborhood Business to PD Planned
Development, General Development Plan
and Precise Implementation Plan filed by
Susan Ekizian, 406 Wells Street, Lake
Geneva, WI 53147, to allow for Commercial
Indoor Lodging at the following location:
Tax Key No. ZOP 00353 -
406 Wells Street
All interested in the above matter are
invited to attend. The City Plan Commission
will be in session on Monday, August 19,
2013 at 6:30 P.M. at the City Hall, Council
Chambers, 626 Geneva Street, Lake
Geneva, Wisconsin, to consider any objec-
tions that may have been filed and to hear
all persons desiring to be heard.
Dated this 26th day of July 2013.
Mayor James R. Connors
City Plan Commission
City of Lake Geneva, WI
A QUORUM OF ALDERMEN MAY BE IN
ATTENDANCE
NOTE: Requests from persons with
disabilities who need assistance in order to
participate in this meeting should be made
to the City Clerks office in advance, in order
for appropriate accommodations to be
made
Aug. 1 & 8, 2013
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NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a
Public Hearing will be held before the City
Plan Commission on Monday, August 19,
2013 at 6:30 P.M. at the City Hall, Council
Chambers, 626 Geneva Street, Lake
Geneva, WI 53147, on a Conditional Use
Application filed by Doud Engineering
Systems, 6613 West Matanuska Tr.,
McHenry, IL 60050, for a multi-tenant
office/industrial group development complex
at the following location:
THE SOUTH 350.0 FEET OF LOTS 20, 21
& 22 OF LAKE GENEVA BUSINESS
PARK, PHASE II BEING A PART OF THE
NE 1/4 OF THE SE 1/4, THE SE 1/4 OF
THE SE 1/4 AND THE SW 1/4 OF THE SE
1/4 OF SECTION 31, TOWN 2 NORTH,
RANGE 18 EAST, IN THE CITY OF LAKE
GENEVA, COUNTY OF WALWORTH,
STATE OF WISCONSIN.
TAX KEY NUMBERS: ZLGBP2 00001,
ZLGBP2 00002 and ZLGBP2 00003.
All interested in the above matter are
invited to attend. The City Plan Commission
will be in session on Monday, August 19,
2013 at 6:30 P.M. at the City Hall, Council
Chambers, 626 Geneva Street, Lake
Geneva, Wisconsin, to consider any objec-
tions that may have been filed and to hear
all persons desiring to be heard.
Dated this 26th day of July 2013.
Mayor James R Connors
City Plan Commission
City of Lake Geneva, WI
A QUORUM OF ALDERMEN MAY BE IN
ATTENDANCE
Aug. 1 & 8, 2013
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NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a
Public Hearing will be held before the City
Plan Commission on Monday, August 19,
2013 at 6:30 P.M. at the City Hall, Council
Chambers, 626 Geneva Street, Lake
Geneva, Wisconsin, on a Conditional Use
Application filed by Christina Wozniak, 1400
Hunters Ridge Drive Unit 57, Genoa City,
WI 53128, to operate a Dance Studio
(Commercial Indoor Entertainment) in the
Planned Business Park (PBP) zoning dis-
trict at the following location:
TAX KEY No. ZLGBP2 00001
921 Park Drive Suite D
All interested in the above matter are
invited to attend. The City Plan Commission
will be in session on Monday, August 19,
2013 at 6:30 P.M. at the City Hall, Council
Chambers, 626 Geneva Street, Lake
Geneva, Wisconsin, to consider any objec-
tions that may have been filed and to hear
all persons desiring to be heard.
Dated this 26th day of July 2013.
Mayor James R. Connors
City Plan Commission
City of Lake Geneva, WI
A QUORUM OF ALDERMEN MAY BE IN
ATTENDANCE
Aug. 1 & 8, 2013
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SCHOOL BOARD
MEETING
REGULAR MEETING
BOARD OF EDUCATION
LAKE GENEVA JOINT #1
SCHOOL DISTRICT
5:30 P.M. TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2013
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
Roll call: Present: Spiegelhoff,
Franzene, Dinan, Dale, Hollmann
Also Present: Gottinger, Eckola,
Heck, Schroeder, Syens, Schmidt, Nugent,
Tennessen, Sarna, Betty Anderson
President Spiegelhoff called the
meeting to order 5:30 p.m. followed by the
pledge of allegiance.
A motion was made by Franzene,
seconded by Hollmann to convene in open
session. All yes. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Franzene,
seconded by Hollmann to approve the
agenda as written. All yes. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Franzene,
seconded by Hollmann to approve the min-
utes of the Special MeetingBoard
Reorganization/Budget Review Tues., May
14, 2013 and Regular Meeting & Executive
Session May 14, 2013 5:30 p.m. All yes.
Motion carried.
A motion was made by Franzene,
seconded by Hollmann to approve the pay-
ment of bills totaling $1,012,192.02. Roll
call: Yes Franzene, Hollmann, Dinan,
Spiegelhoff, Dale. All yes. Motion carried.
Central Denison Principal Betsy
Schroeder reported on the scheduled par-
ent information nights for students and their
families involved in the transition from
Eastview to Central Denison. A Bon
Voyage boat cruise is planned for CD staff
leaving for Eastview on June 12, 2013. The
library will be open two days a week for fam-
ilies of CD students throughout the summer
LAKE GENEVA
PUBLIC NOTICES
NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a
Public Hearing will be held before the City
Plan Commission on Monday, August 19,
2013, at 6:30 P.M. at the City Hall, Council
Chambers, 626 Geneva Street, Lake
Geneva, Wisconsin, for a zoning map
amendments to assign standard zoning dis-
trict designations on expired Planned
Developments for the following locations:
ZYUP 00137I, ZYUP 00137J, ZYUP 00192,
and ZYUP 00193 Stone Ridge East from
Planned Development (PD) to Single Family
Residential (SR-3 and SR-4) ; ZSUM 00101
to ZSUM 002472 (formerly ZOP 00412A),
Summerhaven, from Planned Development
(PD) to Two Family Residential (TR-6);
ZWRI 00201-00308, Wrightwood
Condominiums, from Planned Development
(PD) to Multi-family (MR-8) all within the City
of Lake Geneva.
All interested in the above matter are
invited to attend. The City Plan Commission
will be in session on Monday, August 19,
2013 at 6:30 P.M. at the City Hall, Council
Chambers, 626 Geneva Street, Lake
Geneva, Wisconsin, to consider any com-
ments that may have been filed and to hear
from all persons desiring to be heard.
Dated this 26th day of July 2013.
Mayor James R. Connors
City Plan Commission
City of Lake Geneva, WI
A QUORUM OF ALDERMEN MAY BE IN
ATTENDANCE
Aug. 1, 8, 2013
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NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a
Public Hearing will be held before the City
Plan Commission on Monday August 19,
2013 at 6:30 P.M. at the City Hall, Council
Chambers, 626 Geneva Street, Lake
Geneva, Wisconsin, to consider an amend-
ment to the Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Lake Geneva to revise and further clarify
Commercial Entertainment land uses and
add a new category Physical Activity Studio.
The following sections of the Zoning
Ordinance are proposed to be modified as
listed:
Proposed Text to be Added is
Underlined
Proposed Text to be Deleted is
Struckthrough
(4) Commercial Land Uses
[Text omitted; no changes to omitted sec-
tions]
(h) Indoor Commercial Entertainment
Description: Indoor commercial entertain-
ment land uses include all land uses which
provide entertainment services entirely with-
in an enclosed building. Such activities often
have operating hours which extend signifi-
cantly later than most other commercial land
uses. Examples of such land uses include
restaurants, taverns, theaters, health or fit-
ness centers, all forms of training studios
(dance, art, martial arts, etc.), bowling
alleys, arcades, roller rinks, and pool halls.
1. Permitted by Right: Not applicable
2. Conditional Use Regulations {NO,
PO, NB, PB, GB, CB, PI}:
a. If located on the same side of the
building as abutting residentially zoned
property, no customer entrance of any kind
shall be permitted within 150 feet, or as far
as possible, of a residentially zoned proper-
ty.
b. Facility shall provide bufferyard with
minimum opacity of .60 along all borders of
the property abutting residentially zoned
property (see Section 98-610).
c. Shall comply with Section 98-905,
standards and procedures applicable to all
conditional uses.
3. Parking Regulations: One space per
every three patron seats or lockers
(whichever is greater); or one space per
three persons at the maximum capacity of
the establishment; (whichever is greater).
[Text omitted; no changes to omitted sec-
tions]
(s) Physical Activity Studio
Description: Physical activity studio land
uses include all land uses which provide a
facility for training, instruction, and physical
activity within an enclosed building. Such
activities often have operating hours which
extend significantly earlier or later than most
other commercial land uses, and often
employ amplified music to set training
tempo. Examples of such land uses include
health or fitness centers, all forms of training
studios (yoga, dance, art, martial arts, gym-
nastics, etc.), and music schools.
1. Permitted by Right: Not applicable
2. Conditional Use Regulations {NO,
PO, NB, PB, GB, CB, PI, PBP}:
a. If located on the same side of the
building as abutting residentially zoned
property, no customer entrance of any kind
shall be permitted within 150 feet, or as far
as possible, of a residentially zoned proper-
ty.
b. Facility shall provide bufferyard with
minimum opacity of .60 along all borders of
the property abutting residentially zoned
property if outdoor physical activity takes
place (see Section 98-610).
c. Shall comply with Section 98-905,
standards and procedures applicable to all
conditional uses.
3. Parking Regulations: One space per
every three persons at the maximum capac-
ity of the establishment.
[Text omitted; no further changes to this sec-
tion]
The foregoing use is included into the fol-
lowing Sections:
98-105(3)(a)(2)(b)
98-105(3)(b)(2)(b)
98-105(3)(c)(2)(b)
98-105(3)(d)(2)(c)
98-105(3)(e)(2)(b)
98-105(3)(f)(2)(b)
98-105(3)(g)(2)(b)
98-105(3)(j)(2)(b)
The foregoing use is added to Table 98-
203(4) Tables of Land Uses
The full text of these changes is available
for review at the City Clerks office.
Dated this 26th day of July 2013.
Mayor James R. Connors
City Plan Commission
City of Lake Geneva, WI
A QUORUM OF ALDERMEN MAY BE IN
ATTENDANCE
NOTE: Requests from persons with disabil-
ities who need assistance in order to partic-
ipate in this meeting should be made to the
City Clerks office in advance, in order for
appropriate accommodations to be made
Aug. 1 & 8, 2013
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PROCEEDINGS
ation. Mayor Connors said the applicant is
preparing more details for the event that
should be reviewed by the Board of Park
Commissioners. Unanimously carried.
Street Use Permit Application filed by
Geneva Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
for Post Winterfest Activities Week using
Wrigley Drive on February 8, 2014 from 7
a.m. to 10 a.m. (continued 6/24/13)
Hill/Mott motion to table the item.
Unanimously carried.
Finance, License and Regulation
Committee Recommendations Alderman
Hill
Discussion/Action on temporary
building inspection services
Hill/Kupsik motion to enter into an
agreement to Municipal Services, LLC for
the period of July 9, 2013 through July 31,
2013, pending city attorney review. Mayor
Connors suggested the term be for the
interim between the retiring building inspec-
tor/zoning administrator until the new hire.
Hill/Kupsik motion an amendment to
change the term to for the interim period
between the retiring building inspector/zon-
ing administrator until the new hire.
Unanimously carried.
Alderman Hill asked if the Council will
need to approve a contract for temporary
planning services as well. Administrator
Jordan said the planning services will be
carried out by Vandewalle and Associates
under their existing contract with the City.
Roll Call: Hougen, Wall, Mott, Hill,
Kehoe, Kupsik, Taggart and Lyon voted
yes. Unanimously carried.
Discussion/Action on renewal agree-
ment with Simplex Grinnell for City Hall
sprinkler and fire alarm systems services in
the amount of $5,906.00
City Attorney Draper said he had
some concerns with the contract language
relating to limitation of liability, indemnifica-
tion and a hold harmless clause. He asked
the Council to continue the item to the next
meeting so he can attempt to have the con-
tract language changed.
Hill/Hougen motion to continue to the
July 22, 2013 meeting so staff and attorney
can clarify terms of the contract.
Unanimously carried.
Resolution 13-R44, authorizing the
transfer of monies from the TID discre-
tionary account to the TID bathroom facili-
ties replacement account in the amount of
$131,000.00
Hill/Kupsik motion to approve. Mayor
Connors said the Council awarded a bid at
the last meeting for construction of the Dunn
Field restroom and concessions building.
He said Resolution 13-R44 would put the
rest of the funding in place for the contract.
Roll Call: Hougen, Mott, Hill, Kupsik,
Taggart and Lyon voted yes. Wall voted
no. Kehoe abstained. Motion carried 6 to
1.
Presentation of Accounts Alderman
Hill
Hill/Kupsik motion to approve Prepaid
Bills in the amount of $47,474.06
Roll Call: Hougen, Wall, Mott, Hill, Kehoe,
Kupsik, Taggart and Lyon voted yes.
Unanimously carried.
Hill/Hougen motion to approve
Regular Bills in the amount of $188,948.23
Roll Call: Hougen, Wall, Mott, Hill, Kehoe,
Kupsik, Taggart and Lyon voted yes.
Unanimously carried.
Closed Session
Kupsik/Hougen motion to go into
Closed Session pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.85
(1)(b) for considering licensing of Kylie X.
Anzalone and Kyle D. Schulz by a board or
commission or the investigation of charges
against such person and the taking of formal
action on any such matter (City Attorney
Draper); and pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.85
(1)(e) for competitive bargaining reasons for
public works and clerical unions negotia-
tions (Administrator Jordan), with Kylie X.
Anzalone and Kyle D. Schulz present.
Roll Call: Hougen, Wall, Mott, Hill,
Kehoe, Kupsik, Taggart and Lyon voted
yes. Unanimously carried.
The Council entered into Closed
Session at 7:30 p.m.
Wall/Kupsik motion to return to open
session pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes
19.85 (2) and take action on any items dis-
cussed in Closed Session.
Roll Call: Hougen, Wall, Mott, Hill,
Kehoe, Kupsik, Taggart and Lyon voted
yes. Unanimously carried. The Council
reconvened in open session at 8:02 p.m.
Hill/Kupsik motion to approve the
operator license application filed by Kyle D.
Schulz contingent upon written approval
from the probation officer.
Roll Call: Hougen, Hill, Kehoe,
Kupsik, Taggart and Lyon voted yes. Wall
and Mott voted no. Motion carried 6 to 2.
Kupsik/Mott motion to deny the oper-
ator license application filed by Kylie X.
Anzalone due to having multiple convictions
relating to the service of alcohol.
Roll Call: Hougen, Wall, Mott, Hill,
Kehoe, Kupsik, Taggart and Lyon voted
yes. Unanimously carried.
Hill/Mott motion to instruct the city
administrator to prepare formal written doc-
umentation for the public works and clerical
unions as discussed in closed session.
Roll Call: Hougen, Wall, Mott, Hill,
Kehoe, Kupsik, Taggart and Lyon voted
yes. Unanimously carried.
Adjournment
Mott/Kehoe motion to adjourn at 8:07
p.m. Unanimously carried.
/s/ Michael D. Hawes, City Clerk
August 1, 2013
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LAKE GENEVA
PUBLIC NOTICES
NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
following Class A Intoxicating Liquor
license application to deal in intoxicating
liquor in accordance with the provisions of
Chapter 125.04 (3) (g) of the Wisconsin
Statutes for Class A license for the follow-
ing firm has been filed with the City of Lake
Geneva, Wisconsin.
Michael D. Hawes
City Clerk
Global Hands A Fair Trade Shop LLC
Pamela Ellis, Agent
36830 65th St
Burlington, WI 53105
License to be located at:
Global Hands
270 Broad St.
Lake Geneva, WI 53147
August 1, 2013
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TOWN OF
BLOOMFIELD
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Town of Bloomfield, Walworth County
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
Town of Bloomfield Planning & Zoning
Commission will be conducting a Public
Hearing to be held on the 14th day of
August, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. at Bloomfield
Town Hall, N1100 Town Hall Road,
Bloomfield, WI to consider rezoning the fol-
lowing land:
A part of the Southeast of the
Northeast of Section 26, Town 1 North,
Range 18 East, Bloomfield Township,
Walworth County, Wisconsin, described as
follows: Commence at the East corner of
said Section 26; thence S 884120 W
861.94 feet along the South line of the
Northeast of said Section 26 to the point
of beginning; thence continue S 884120
W 30.00 feet to the Southeast corner of
Certified Survey Map No. 336, recorded in
Volume 2, Page 113 of Walworth County
Certified Survey Maps; thence N 012552
W 172.46 feet to a found iron pipe marking
the Northeast corner of said Certified
Survey Map; thence S 883922 W 215.23
feet to a found iron rod marking the
Southeast corner of Certified Survey Map
No. 3904, recorded in Volume 24, Page 6 of
Walworth County Certified Survey Maps;
thence N 011840 W 290.00 feet to a
found iron rod marking the Northeast corner
of said Certified Survey Map No. 3904;
thence N 884120 E 245.23 feet; thence S
012121 E 462.33 feet to the point of
beginning, and containing 76,327 square
feet or 1.752 acre(s) of land, more or less,
from A1 Farmland Preservation District to
A5 Agricultural Rural Residential District
zoning and division of the above-referenced
lands from tax key parcel number
MB26000002, Twin Lakes Road.
Immediately following the Public
Hearing, the Town of Bloomfield Town
Board will be having a Special Meeting for
the purpose of considering approval of
rezoning the following land:
A part of the Southeast of the
Northeast of Section 26, Town 1 North,
Range 18 East, Bloomfield Township,
Walworth County, Wisconsin, described as
follows: Commence at the East corner of
said Section 26; thence S 884120 W
861.94 feet along the South line of the
Northeast of said Section 26 to the point
of beginning; thence continue S 884120
W 30.00 feet to the Southeast corner of
Certified Survey Map No. 336, recorded in
Volume 2, Page 113 of Walworth County
Certified Survey Maps; thence N 012552
W 172.46 feet to a found iron pipe marking
the Northeast corner of said Certified
Survey Map; thence S 883922 W 215.23
feet to a found iron rod marking the
Southeast corner of Certified Survey Map
No. 3904, recorded in Volume 24, Page 6 of
Walworth County Certified Survey Maps;
thence N 011840 W 290.00 feet to a
found iron rod marking the Northeast corner
of said Certified Survey Map No. 3904;
thence N 884120 E 245.23 feet; thence S
012121 E 462.33 feet to the point of
beginning, and containing 76,327 square
feet or 1.752 acre(s) of land, more or less,
from A1 Farmland Preservation District to
A5 Agricultural Rural Residential District
zoning and division of the above-referenced
lands from tax key parcel number
MB26000002, Twin Lakes Road.
Copies of the Certified Survey Map
and all applications pertaining to this matter
are available for inspection at the Town
Clerks office, Bloomfield Town Hall during
normal business hours. All interest parties
are invited to attend and provide comment.
Notice is hereby
given this 24th day of July 2013.
/s/ Cynthia L. Howard, Town
Clerk
July 25 & August 1, 2013
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CITY COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY, JULY 8, 2013 7:00 PM
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
Mayor Connors called the meeting to
order at 7:00 p.m.
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by
Alderman Lyon.
Roll Call. Present: Mayor Connors,
Aldermen Hougen, Wall, Mott, Hill, Kehoe,
Kupsik, Taggart and Lyon. Also present:
Administrator Jordan, City Attorney Draper
and City Clerk Hawes.
Awards, Presentations, and
Proclamations.
Mayor Connors thanked the Police
Department and other agencies involved
with the missing person alert over the week-
end.
Mayor Connors presented a procla-
mation recognizing Barney Brugger for his
retirement from the City as building inspec-
tor/zoning administrator after twenty-seven
years of service.
Re-consider business from previous
meeting. None.
Comments from the public as allowed
by Wis. Stats. 19.84(2), limited to items on
this agenda, except for public hearing items.
Comments will be limited to 5 minutes.
None.
Acknowledgement of
Correspondence. None.
Approval of Minutes
Kupsik/Taggart motion to approve the
regular meeting minutes of June 24, 2013,
as distributed. Unanimously carried.
Consent Agenda
Alcohol License Premises Extension
Application filed by Delish Corporation d/b/a
The Original Chicago Pizza Company, 150
Center St., Lake Geneva, Stephanie Peffer,
Agent for sidewalk caf area
Change of Agent Schedule applica-
tion filed by Stop-N-Go of Madison, Inc.
d/b/a Stop-N-Go #265, 896 Wells Street,
Lake Geneva, to Andrew J. Bowman, 4213
Somerset Lane, Madison, WI
Original 2013-2014 Operator
(Bartender) License applications filed by
Athena L. Lorono, Koda R. Chromcik, Scot
T. Effenheim, Samantha J. Bent, April M.
Kulovany, Corey R. Crabtree, Demetra C.
Condos, Angela R. Ruff, Debra K.
Hendrixson, Oscar N. Flores and Karen J.
Wells
Kupsik/Taggart motion to approve.
Unanimously carried.
Items Removed from the Consent
Agenda
Park Permit Application filed by
Geneva Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
for Post Winterfest Activities Week using
Riviera Park on February 6, 2014 from 3
p.m. to 8 p.m. (continued 6/24/13)
Hill/Kupsik motion to refer back to the
Board of Park Commissioners for consider-
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Serving Badger, Big Foot & Williams Bay High Schools
Lake Geneva REGIONAL NEWS
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Footballs back
Football season begins Monday.
2C
JOY KOWALD/REGIONAL NEWS
GENOA CITY players (from left) Jonah Zeinert, Colton Andresen, Clint Ugolini, Levi Burnette and Travis Stahulak walk off the eld after last weeks loss to Beloit.
Team cant muster victory in regional tournament, nishes 12-16
Season ends for Genoa City legion
By Mike Ramczyk
[email protected]
KENOSHA Local baseball is ofcially
over with Genoa City Senior Legions early
exit from last weeks Region 7 playoffs.
The Red Legs lost their second con-
secutive game of the double-elimination
tournament July 25 against Waterford at
Carthage College, squandering a late lead
in a 7-4 loss.
Genoa City, a 19 & Under squad consist-
ing of players from Genoa City, Wilmot and
others from Kenosha and Walworth coun-
ties, jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the rst
when Genoa City resident Colton Andresen
led off the game with a single then stole
second on the next pitch. Andresen even-
tually scored on a sacrice y off the bat of
Colin Barry to crack the scoreboard.
The Red Legs scored again on an RBI
triple in the second to make it 2-0. Water-
ford cut the lead in half in the bottom of
the frame, and it stayed that way until the
sixth inning.
Thats when starting pitcher and Genoa
City native Travis Stahulak, who was hurl-
ing a gem, helped his own cause at the
plate. After a Levi Burnette double, Sta-
hulak smashed a monster blast over the
right-eld fence to give the Red Legs a
commanding 4-1 advantage.
But in the bottom of the sixth, Water-
ford plated two runs on two hits along with
two Genoa City errors to make it a 4-3
game. There was still a lot of baseball left
in the nine-inning affair (all playoff games
are nine innings). However, Stahulak set-
tled down the next inning, and the Red
Legs took their slim lead into the eighth.
To that point, Stahulak had given up
just ve hits, said Genoa City coach Gary
Cukla. The only thing that would stop him
would be the amount of pitches.
Maybe it was the two extra innings, but
Stu, as his teammates affectionately call
him, ran into trouble in the eighth as he
walked the rst batter. Taking no chances,
Cukla replaced Stahulak with Delavan
native Bryce Davis. The move backred, as
Davis rst pitch found the backstop, allow-
ing the Waterford runner to take second.
He scored as the batter crushed a single,
knotting things up at 4-4.
Andresen then came in for Davis in a
tough spot. Andresen seemed like he was
going to save the day, as he fanned the rst
batter and forced a groundout to the next
batter. However, as Lake Geneva native Ian
Weber, the second baseman, ipped to the
bag for a double play, shortstop Kyle Nixon
misplayed the toss. This gave Waterford a
5-4 lead.
With the bases still loaded and only one
out, Waterford scored two more runs on
elders choices to take control at 7-4 with
Genoa City only having three outs left.
LEGION PLAYOFFS: Defensive mistakes doom Red Legs
FILE PHOTO
RYAN BRAUN, shown here in 2010 in Lake Geneva signing an autograph, must do some
serious soul searching between now and February 2014. In a Brewer bar just before
Fridays Brewers-Rockies game in Denver, several fans wore Braun jerseys like the one
shown here. However, the B and N were replaced with an F and D to spell Fraud.
Braun
ignored
the game
Unless youve
been living under
a rock the past
two weeks, you
know that Mil-
waukee Brewers
star and former
Major League
Baseball Most
Valuable Player
Ryan Braun is
suspended for the
rest of the season
for the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
Though only 56 games remain through
Tuesday, MLB made a major statement that
this behavior, which has gone mostly with-
out punishment ever since the home-run
derby days of 1998 with Sammy Sosa and
Mark McGwire, will be reprimanded heav-
ily from now on. Braun may have gotten 100
games had Tony Bosch spoke against him
earlier this season, and New York Yankees
Alex Rodriguez may still receive a 100-game
or even lifetime ban from the game.
LG Swim
Club
sixth at
state
By Karen Dover
Special to the Regional News
BROWN DEER It looks like the Lake
Geneva Swim Club is doing just ne with
its change of scenery.
The club, which consists of swimmers
who previously swam with the Geneva
Lake Family YMCA, now swims at Badger
High School. And their success has carried
over.
Recently, the group took sixth place
in Division II at the USA Wisconsin state
championships.
Willy Pinnow of Elkhorn and Ashley
Stahmer of Woodstock, Ill. combined to
score 113 of the 180 team points at the 12
& Under tournament, held last weekend
at the Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center in
Brown Deer.
Stahmer started the weekend off by
taking the silver medal in the 50 freestyle
on Friday night.
PLEASE SEE LEGION PAGE 2C
PLEASE SEE SWIM CLUB PAGE 2C
PLEASE SEE BRAUN PAGE 2C
2C The Regional News August 1, 2013
SPORTS
This was the closest race of the weekend and
Stahmer missed the state title by .03 seconds. Stah-
mer then went on to drop 10 seconds in her 400
freestyle to take seventh place. Stahmer nished up
Saturday afternoon by taking fth in the 200 free
and 19th in the 100 y.
Pinnow followed up on Saturday morning by
dropping 27.3 seconds in his 400 freestyle event to
take the silver medal. His next events, the 100 back-
stroke and 100 freestyle, he nished in fourth and
10th place, respectively. Each race earned points
for the team.
Williams Bays Lauren OBrien dropped time
in her 50 buttery to go from a seeding of 51 to
26 in the state. Two relays also scored points. The
200 free relay of Phoenix Horn, Kathleen Fitzger-
ald (both from Burlington), Stahmer, and Paige
Murphy (Elkhorn) nished in seventh place, while
the team of Murphy, Lake Genevas Emma Colt-
man, Horn and Stahmer took 13th place in the 400
medley relay.
On Sunday, Pinnow scored in two of three
events. He took fth in the 200 IM, just missed in
the 50 free with 17th place and moved up to take
10th in the 50 backstroke. Stahmer nished the
day with another silver medal, this time in the 100
free. The relay team of Murphy, Coltman, Horn and
Stahmer took eighth in the 200 medley relay.
This Thursday, Stahmer will be competing at
the 14 & Under Central Zones meet in Topeka, Kan.
as a member of Team Wisconsin. Central Zones
is made up of top USA swimmers who obtain an
AAA qualifying time or faster in the central United
States. Stahmer will be swimming the 50 and 100
freestyles. Also on Thursday, the Lake Geneva
Swim Club 13 & Over State Team will have its state
championship meet.
For the last few weeks we have
been playing very good defense
and this was not the time to give
up free runs, Cukla said.
With one out in the ninth, Lake
Genevas Jonah Zeinert doubled,
but Nixon ew out for the second
out. Andresen singled to advance
Zeinert to third. However, Bur-
nettes routine grounder to third
ended the game and Genoa Citys
season.
Four errors plagued the Red
Legs, and each one led to a run.
Cukla felt this one should have
gone in his teams favor.
The season that started on a
sour note. A handful of Badger
High Schools better players, who
had just graduated in June, decided
to not play this summer for various
reasons. Also, Stahulak missed
most of the season with a broken
leg.
It got to a point where Weber,
who didnt play all season, had to
join the team last week to ll the
roster.
We shouldve won this game
especially the way Travis pitched,
but those errors were the differ-
ence, Cukla said. I am very proud
of these guys with the season that
we had. With some new ballplayers
next year we should be deeper in
our roster to be able to do more on
the eld.
James Alexander, a Wilmot
senior, paced the Red Legs with
three hits.
Andresen, Eric Kremers
(Shoreland Lutheran) and Zeinert
each added two hits.
Beloit 6, Genoa City 5
The rst game of the tourna-
ment July 24 saw Wilmot gradu-
ate Eric Nevoso on the mound
facing Beloit for the third time this
season, splitting his rst two deci-
sions. A furious comeback came up
just a bit short late.
Genoa City managed to score
a run in the third with a leadoff
single by Kremers, followed by an
RBI double from Cam Loveless.
Nevoso still had his stuff going
into the sixth inning with his fast-
ball and curve, but Beloit nally
gured Nevoso out and rocked
him for three runs, taking the lead
at 3-1.
Genoa City only managed two
hits through six innings, and Beloit
poured it on in the seventh.
After a Red Legs error, Beloit
tacked on three more runs to make
it 5-1.
I shouldve taken Eric out
before the second hit of that inning.
It cost us, Cukla said.
Davis relieved Nevoso and
gave up a run immediately but
shut down Beloit for the nal 2 2/3
innings.
Genoa Citys last wraps started
off with two straight outs before
consecutive walks to Alexander
and Zeinert. The rally continued
when Weber and Nixon cracked
RBI singles to make it interesting
at 6-3.
Two more Red Legs scored on
an error by Beloits second base-
man. With Clint Ugolini on rst
base with two outs, Nick Van
Kampen stepped to the plate rep-
resenting the winning run. He
walked, putting the pressure on
the next batter, Burnette. The tal-
ented outelder, who played on
Genoa Citys Junior Legion squad
most of the season, then struck out
to end the game.
I really like how we came back,
but this game just got away and we
needed to score much earlier to put
pressure on Beloit, Cukla said.
Bosch is the infamous former owner of
the now-defunct Biogenesis lab, a Miami-
based steroid and PED pharmacy that con-
tained documents of transactions with big
names like Braun and A-Rod and a host
of other professional players. Reports say
A-Rod has considerably more evidence
against him, and the pendulum may come
down on the former MVPs career, which is
already hanging by a thread.
I have read just about everything on the
Braun subject, including a borderline-harsh
column in the USA Today and a shocking
editorial by the Milwaukee Journal Senti-
nels editorial board that said Braun should
be cut. USA Today columnist Christine
Brennan went as far to say MLB threw the
bum out. She applauded MLB for making
a statement that these actions cant happen
if the business wants to thrive and pointed
out that experts believe some 1.5 million
boys and girls use performance-enhancing
drugs.
Its even gotten to a point where Green
Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers,
Brauns close friend and business partner,
told the media Braun lied to his face repeat-
edly. When asked if he still considered
Braun a friend, Rodgers didnt say yes and
said, I was disappointed by the way it went
down. I trusted him, and thats the thing
that probably hurts the most.
Perhaps the most scathing comments
came from former teammate Zack Greinke,
according to a report from the Los Angeles
Times.
Just the fact that he was willing to use
anyone that got in his path, Greinke said.
The closer you were to him, the more he
would use you. Its just disappointing that a
human being could be like that.
Wow. What shocking reactions. Im
one of the die-hard Brewers fans that gave
Braun the benet of the doubt until the very
end and believed every single lie, and there
were plenty. A week ago, I was looking for-
ward to Brauns return in 2014, a sincere
apology and a fresh start. But I dont know
if I even care about the guy now.
What may have fully changed my mind
was a trip to the Negro Leagues Baseball
Museum last week in Kansas City.
During a 2,800-mile trek halfway
across the country with just my parents
and my wife, we made a stop at one of base-
balls hidden treasures. Though an amaz-
ing trip that included breathtaking views
in Vail, Colo., authentic barbecue in Kansas
City and being stranded 5,000 feet high at
Mount Rushmore with a bum tire, I can
still hear the voices of my 76-year-old dad
and 71-year-old mom critiquing my every
move behind the wheel. Love you guys.
Back to the matter at hand. Last
Wednesday, we all decided a trip to the
museum would be awesome and teach us
about the truly tragic history of this coun-
try. Also, my father recently was inducted
into the Burlington Baseball Hall of Fame,
and I wanted to keep the historic theme
going. He remembers the Negro Leagues
greats like Satchel Paige, Jackie Robinson
and Bob Gibson.
Though black players were nally
allowed to join MLB by 1947 thanks to Rob-
inson, black teams formed their own league
and traveled for exhibition games dating
back to the late 1800s. There was a media
event when we visited, as several members
of the Baltimore Orioles were given plaques
for their preservation of the leagues heri-
tage. The Orioles were in town to face the
Kansas City Royals.
The Negro Leagues guys simply wanted
to play the game they loved despite constant
oppression and discrimination. Black play-
ers werent allowed to stay in white hotels
on road trips and often were forced to pitch
a tent outside the stadium or live with a host
family that would secretly harbor them for
a few days. However, town people would
drive around looking to vandalize these
host families homes and even physically
attack the black players. Robinson even
received death threats after being accepted
into the then all-white MLB.
Whoa, did this trip put things into per-
spective for me. Black players were hated
and attacked for decades but still played
the game they loved and Braun cant even
tell the truth?
Its Americas pastime, a sport rich in
traditions like hot dogs, peanuts, cracker
jacks and family fun. Just about every kid I
played ball with growing up wanted to be a
major leaguer one day. Personally, I would
take a vacation day in a heartbeat just to
walk on Miller Park or maybe take batting
practice.
Somewhere along the way, Braun lost
this childhood innocence. Maybe it was the
millions. Or the fame and unconditional
love from a team, its fans and an entire
state. Or maybe it was the MVP award or
the numerous All-Star games that inated
this guys ego.
Its rare to see this level of talk from
former teammates. Usually, teammates
stand by a guy until the end, even in hard
times. Its obvious now that Braun was a
bad clubhouse presence who lied and used
teammates and close friends to materialize
his warped web of deceit.
While I wont yet jump on cutting
him because it will hurt the franchise too
greatly, I cant respect Braun until he sin-
cerely apologizes, admits exactly what he
did, every last detail, and proves he really
does love the game and is playing for the
right reasons. Who knows, maybe hes made
his money and he will just walk away a rich
man and avoid everyone. He stated he wont
even talk to Milwaukee media until he is
legally allowed to.
What an immature coward. The Brew-
ers, already the leagues smallest market
and not exactly a destination for big-name
free agents, dont need this distraction.
Owner Mark Attanasio has even taken the
desperate step of giving $10 vouchers to
every fan at August home games as an apol-
ogy for these tough times.
Milwaukee has Braun under contract
until 2020, dont be surprised if the Brew-
ers let him go early if things dont get better
in the next two years or so. Yes, they would
still have to pay him, but they could repair
their image. However, if a team like the
Cubs or Yankees stole him, it would be even
worse for the Brewers.
With a depleted farm system and the
lack of a pitching staff, Milwaukee, which
is currently in last place, could remain in
the cellar for the next few years until some
young pitchers develop. Dont rule out the
Brewers trading Braun by the 2016 or 2017
seasons to rebuild.
It seems like every good Brewer, includ-
ing Paul Molitor, Greg Vaughn, CC Sabathia
and Greinke, to name just a few, eventually
jets for greener pastures.
With endless hate sure to come his way,
Braun could even demand a trade in the
near future.
Unfortunately, if Braun doesnt clean
up his act in the next few months, that
unceremonious departure will come much
sooner.
SPORTS SHORT
Football kicks off Monday
With equipment handout Monday and the rst of-
cial practice Tuesday, the high school football season
opens for Badger, Big Foot and Williams Bay high
schools.
Badger, which enjoyed its nest season in school
history in 2012, will face Mukwonago and will host
rival Waterford in Week 3. The local boys were a game
from state in the Division I playoffs last season. Though
stars like Peter Krien and Robert Johnson are moving
on to the college ranks, Badger welcomes head coach
Matt Henslers dad Keith to the staff. Keith won a
Division I state football title with Mukwonago in the
early 2000s.
With returning talent on both sides of the football
including collegiate hopefuls Josh Doyle and Matt
Reynolds, expect Badger to capture the Southern Lakes
title.
Big Foot, a Division IV state runner-up last season,
loses studs Carter Hehr (University of Arizona), Mason
Dixon (Beloit College) and Garett Cary (North Dakota),
but coach Rodney Wedig hasnt missed the playoffs in
his seven years with the team and shouldnt this year.
Returning talents like Brandon Hausner, Brett Morris,
Collin Frederick and Gus Wedig should put the Chiefs
in contention for their sixth straight conference title.
Williams Bay, which won its rst game in ve
years last season, is a program on the rise. Budding
stars such as John Higgins, Michael Guss and Ryan
Clark will keep last years momentum going, although
Williams Bay Athletic Director Mike Coolidge said the
roster may have fewer than 25 players.
Check out open practices at each schools campus
until the season openers Saturday, Aug. 24.
Pick up the Aug. 22 edition of the Lake Geneva
Regional News for full previews of all area football
teams.
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By John Halverson
[email protected]
A recent story on the Badger High
School liaison program reminded
former mayor Spyro Speedo Condos
about how the city and schools
responded to issues that came about
in the mid-1990s, topped off by the
Columbine massacre in 1999.
The way Condos remembers it,
things started around 1995, when
he was on the police and fire com-
mission. There was concerned about
drugs in schools and whether the
schools were prepared to deal with the issue.
Condos and others became part of a separate task
force, and from that came a joint program between the
city, the county and the school district to allow police
dogs into the school to sniff out drugs.
Dear W.C.,
My 13-year-old son was the
victim of a hit and run driver.
He was riding his bicycle home
from his friends house when he
was struck by a pickup truck.
That is all he remembers and
there were no witnesses.
He suffered internal inju-
ries and his leg was broken in
several places. He was in the
hospital for several weeks. He
has been home from the hospi-
tal for almost three months. During that time
he needed my constant care. Thank God he is
nally getting better.
The reason I am asking for help is because
I have fallen behind in my rent and utilities
due to the amount of time I have had to take
off work. I clean houses for a living and when I
do not work I do not have any income.
My mother is helping me when she can,
but she works full-time and has her own bills
she is dealing with. My son is regaining some
of his independence so I will be able to work
more. I have not been able to pay my rent. We
are on the verge of eviction with nowhere else
to go.
Our utilities are also about to be discon-
nected. I am sorry to ask for help. Prior to the
accident I was making it week
to week for years. I worked hard
but we were nancially OK.
Please help us. I know once
I get back to work full time we
will be all right.
I wish this irresponsible
driver that left my son lying on
the side of the road could see
how he has had to struggle to
learn to walk again. I wish they
could have seen the suffer-
ing they caused by driving so
recklessly. Our lives have been
forever changed due to their selsh need to
drink, text, or just not care.
Mother and recovering son
Dear readers,
I called the mother to set up a visit. Know-
ing how busy she must be in his care giving,
along with trying to work whenever she could,
I thought it best to set up a time to meet. I
was correct in my assumption of how busy
they were, but the mother was so desperate
for help she asked if I could come right away.
I am familiar with the sound of desperation so
I told her I would come right over.
While driving to the apartment I thought
about how quickly life can change.
I made a point to really notice the drivers
around me. It did not take me long to see how
many drivers were not paying attention while
at the wheel.
After noticing a few swerving vehicles,
drivers that were obviously texting, and
another that went right through a stop sign,
I realized how dangerous these drivers would
be to anyone else on the street.
An adult or child on a bike would have
no chance of being seen in those few seconds
they took their eyes off the road to read a text
message. We will never know if this was the
reason the son was the victim of a hit and run
accident, but it could easily have been.
The thought of
hitting a child and
driving away without
calling an ambulance
or checking on their
well-being was incom-
prehensible to me.
When I arrived at the apartment, I saw
rsthand the changes made to the lives of the
mother and child.
I could see the apartment was not by any
means extravagant and the mother was strug-
gling to get by even before this tragic accident.
Now they were struggling even more just to
survive.
The mother invited me into a small living
room who was crowded with a hospital bed,
walker, and wheelchair. The mother was not
exaggerating about the extent of her sons inju-
ries.
The boy was sitting in a chair reading
when I walked in. The mother introduced me
to her son who looked thin and pale. Like all
mothers teaching their boys manners, she
reminded him to shake my hand. His hand
felt thin and weak.
I talked to the boy about his book. He
told me how exciting it was to read. He said
it was hard for him to read for more than an
hour because he suffered headaches from the
concussion he had
received. He showed
me the many scars
on his leg and told me
how he hoped to be
able to play baseball
again next year.
After we talked for awhile, I could see
the son getting tired. The mother helped him
into the hospital bed and he fell asleep almost
immediately. She asked me to sit and talk in
the kitchen.
To the Editor:
Rebuttal to Village
board needs civics lesson
written July 25, 2013, by
John Halverson, editor and
general manager of the
Regional News.
First I think that it would
be helpful to your readers to
see the petition that you are
referencing. It is as follows:
Proposed ordinance
Prior to the expenditure of any funds
for the design planning or construction
of any municipal financed capital proj-
ect (in whole or in part) requiring a vil-
lage capital expenditure of $500,000 or
more, the village board shall submit to
the electors of the village of Genoa City
a binding referendum to approve or dis-
approve said project. Failure of the bind-
ing referendum shall preclude the village
from proceeding with the project. The
wording of any referendum shall provide
the specific purpose, location and cost of
the project. The ordinance shall be in full
force and effect upon passage and publi-
cation as provided by law.
The first sentence says
no funds can be spent for
planning, design or con-
struction before being
approved by referendum.
Yet the referendum must
include specific purpose,
location and cost of the
project. As a first step,
all projects of this scope
have specific requirements
defined by the village engi-
neer or other expert hired by the village.
This would include the specific purpose
and location. The village has to pay the
engineer or other expert to plan or design
any project. The cost of the project is
determined by bid from the contractors
interested in doing the specified project.
Therefore, no referenda could be submit-
ted to the electorate.
If this proposed ordinance were in
effect, there could
be no projects over
$400,000 for what-
ever reason. I chose
$400,000 instead
of the $500,000
because we would
need a margin of
error so if we guessed that a project was
less than $500,000 and it was not, we
would be in violation of this proposed
ordinance.
Since 2000, we have had 12 projects
(street, water, and sewer) that could not
have been done because they exceeded
the $400,000 limit and there are four
other projects already scheduled, and
at least eight others, that are probably
coming in the next 10 years. Some are
mandated by the state or the DNR. If we
dont do a mandated project, then we will
be fined until the project is completed;
this fine would be ongoing because we
couldnt do the project due to the refer-
endum restriction.
It would have been irresponsible
for the village board to not take action
to prevent such a restrictive ordinance
from going into effect. It did prompt us to
enact an ordinance which provides input
on large projects
without preventing
us from acting in
the best interest of
the village.
The editorial
says At the root of
the petition is con-
cern that the village may spend money
on a new village hall. There is nothing in
the petition for the proposed ordinance
that refers to a village hall. The editorial
says that board members should go door
to door explaining the facts. What we
have done to disseminate the facts more
efficiently is:
1. Held open meetings of the village
hall committee, which is comprised of
board members, village employees and
village citizens.
2. Had discussions and reports at vil-
lage board meetings
3. Had numerous articles in the Lake
Geneva Regional News, the villages offi-
cial newspaper.
4. Established a village hall web site,
sites.google.com/site/gcvillagehall/.
The facts with respect to recommen-
dations for the village hall are still being
investigated. Options will be presented
to the community in the near future by
the professional hired to do the evalua-
tion and the village hall committee.
Bill Antti
Village President
Genoa City
Resorter Editor/
Special Projects Coordinator
Jessica Franzene
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Village president responds to editors column
I wish this irresponsible driver
that left my son lying on the side of
the road could see how he has had
to struggle to learn to walk again.
Hit-and-run accident leaves family devastated
Condos recalls
how city, school
teamed up
PLEASE SEE HALVERSON PAGE 4D
It would have been irresponsible
for the village board to not
take action to prevent such a
restrictive ordinance from going
into effect.
Condos
2D The Regional News August 1, 2013
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Time ies
FROM THE FILES
Aug. 5, 1993
Groundbreaking was held for a new
addition at St. Francis de Sales Catho-
lic Church. The $842,000 addition
will contain a fellowship hall, meeting
rooms, day chapel, kitchen, ofces and
restrooms.
Chuck and Ann Novak, 409 Wal-
worth St., have sunower plants almost
12 feet tall, grown from seeds planted
by their grandson, Jacob Humphrey, 6.
The Kishwauketoe Questors donated
a television/video cassette to the Geneva
Lake Area Museum. The group is dedi-
cated to preserving history.
The Sponholtz-Deignan American
Legion Post 183 sold brats and roasted
corn during the 11th annual Genoa City
Days. Genoa City Recreation Inc. took
a prize for the most creative oat in the
parade.
Badger High School senior golfer
Todd Ballje won the championship in
the 18 and under division of the 20th
annual Mike Bencriscutto State Junior
Masters in Racine.
Aug. 7, 2003
Badger High School ofcials broke
ground for the new performing arts
center at the school. Those taking part
included students Courtney OReilly,
Emily Church, Dan Klein and Laura
Anderson.
Geneva Township resident and
World War II veteran George Down-
ing received the Bronze Star from Con-
gressman Paul Ryan recently. Earned
while participating in the war, the actual
medal had not been awarded then.
Williams Bay High School teachers
Jim Moon, Kara Rowbotham and Kath-
erine Patience attended the John Muir
Academy, a staff development program
to improve science, math and technol-
ogy education.
Linn Township has been invaded
with a heavy infestation of gypsy
moths.
Isaac Thimmesch, a 2002 graduate
of Badger High School, left for a two-
year mission to Russia St. Petersburg
Mission of the Church of the Latter Day
Saints.
To the Editor:
A great big thank you to Bill Gage at
Gage Marine for his generous gift of the
use of the lovely Lady of the Lake for our
worship service on the water. This won-
derful experience was last Wednesday
evening from 6: 30 to 7:30 p.m. on what
must have been the most beautiful eve-
ning of the summer.
Immanuel Lutheran Churchs pastors
Mary Ann and Mark Moller-Gunderson
and Anchor Covenant Churchs pastor
Bruce Bruns gave inspiring messages
and the music was joyfully uplifting.
I want to give an extra thanks to the
gracious and so helpful crew as they
assisted our dear Pastor Mary Ann when
she had a cardiac event and needed an
ambulance upon arriving back at the
pier.
Thank you again, Mr. Gage, for a
memorable night.
A friend in Christ,
Arlene Redell
Member at Immanuel Lutheran Church
July 4th 1967: Assault,
batteries and riot by police
Contrary views
By Curtis A. Woods
Lyons
Thousands of college students
who supported the Vietnam War
were viciously assaulted, bat-
tered, bloodied and 500 falsely
imprisoned July 4th.
At the time, I was a pro-war
hawk sophomore at the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin. I was hanging
out in front of The Black Knight
(now Hogs and Kisses), with two
friends who were about to y to
the Vietnam War and my brother,
Warren Woods, who was drafted
after his sophomore year. Two
years later Warren returned as a
staff sergeant with a Silver Star,
Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
Several months after July 4,
1967, I was assaulted and injured
by Madison police during the
Dow Chemical Sit-Down Strike
in front of the Commerce Build-
ing on the University of Wis-
consin campus. When I arrived
for accounting class, I walked
through fewer than 100 antiwar
protestors. dressed like hippies
or love children. Most were from
New York, New Jersey and Con-
necticut. They had to be in the
upper 10 percent of their class to
be admitted to UW.
They were engaged in a
peaceful sit down strike because
Dow Chemical, a manufacturer
of Napalm was interviewing stu-
dents. I do not know whether it
was planned or not but Madison
police attacked those protestors
with batons, just as hundreds of
business students were exiting
the Commerce building. Busi-
ness students were conservative
and supported the war.
We carried 76 battered UW
students with concussions,
broken arms, legs and ribs to
UW Hospital ER. My roommate
George Bogdanich wound up on
the cover of Newsweek, shouting
Stop!
As a result of those and other
Madison Police Riots, I decided
to try and reform law enforce-
ment. I studied Police Science
and earned a Master of Science
in Administration of Justice. I
became a Special Police Ofcer,
to determine whether laws could
be enforced without political and
racial bias.
For the International Asso-
ciation of Chiefs of Police I wrote
Police Community Relations -
1975. For a Governors Criminal
Justice Advisory Commission I
wrote Standards and Goals for
Crime Prevention, Law Enforce-
ment, Prosecution and Courts.
Lake Geneva and Madison Police
Riots are featured in my book
Tortuous Lies, Wedge Issues
and Morality.
On July 4th, 1967, the vast
majority of college students in
Lake Geneva were pro war hawks
from small conservative mid-
western colleges. The last thing
any reasonably prudent college
student wanted was a felony con-
viction. A conviction that could
prevent them from becoming a
teacher, nurse, attorney or doctor.
A conviction would cause expul-
sion from college, loss of college
military deferments and boys
would be drafted.
Before the Lake Geneva Police
rioted, thousands of college age
kids were peacefully talking and
joking between the Main and
Broad Street trafc lights and the
Riviera. However, the scene was
different from previous years.
On July 4th, 1967, Lake Geneva
Police had helmets, shields, shot
guns, semiautomatic ries and
German Shepherds. A dozen of-
cers with dogs stood from trafc
light to trafc light across Broad
St.
The only problems Lake
Geneva Police faced were from
motorcycle gang bikers who
shouted Nazi gestapo storm
troopers and threw re-crackers
at Lake Geneva police. Suddenly,
police threw tear gas, unleashed
German Shepherds and marched
down Broad Street bashing heads
of anyone in the way, even petite
frail girls, half their size.
We jumped on cars to get out
of the way of the teeth of dogs and
ran to the Riviera, Wrigley Drive
and our car. However, in a well
orchestrated Pincer Movement,
National Guard Troops with xed
bayonets marched toward the
Riviera from both ends of Wrig-
ley. We swam to safety.
My investigation was easy.
Father Wendell Woods was presi-
dent of the Walworth County Bar
Association. Uncle Burnise Olsen
was a legendary investigator and
sheriff of Walworth County.
I learned that bad blood had
been brewing between Lake
Geneva Police and biker gangs
who didnt t their image of moral
Americans. Bikers accused police
of unlawful stops, searches, sei-
zures and brutality. As a matter
of fact, most small town police
forces warned bikers to move on.
Police ofcers were military
veterans who strongly supported
the Vietnam War. The police cul-
ture thought college antiwar pro-
testors were communist traitors
or aiders and abettors of commu-
nist enemies.
I also learned what the
Kerner Commission and Kat-
zenback Commission Reports
found about causes of racial and
civil disobedience. Police appli-
cants were not given personality
proles and background checks
to weed-out those with racial,
religious, gender and political
bias. There was no college educa-
tion requirement for police appli-
cants. Police academy training
didnt include: police-community
relations, cultural diversities,
sociological, psychology, conict
resolution, crowd control, United
States Constitution and Bill of
Rights.
Many had become police
ofcers to serve and protect the
public. However, there was and
still is, an us (police) v. them (civil-
ian) mentality in law enforce-
ment. They still ride around in
glass-steel bubbles shielded from
the public. They rarely walk the
streets and talk to those they
police.
Theres an irony in the way law
enforcement handled the Wall
Street 99 percent movement. A
movement that wanted changes
that would benet police, their
families and friends. Yet, police
treated Wall Street protestors the
way police treated antiwar and
civil rights demonstrators in the
1960s.
Let me also address com-
ments by a judge and prosecutor
after July 4th, 1967. A judge was
quoted as saying to arrestees,
You do not meet our moral
standards. You have shaggy
manes and dirty cloths and I wish
you would not come here again.
That judges job was not to
illegally impose moral or personal
grooming standards but to apply
the strict letter of law. Before the
Lake Geneva Police assaults and
batteries, everyone looked and
smelled as if they had showered
and wore clean clothing. Dirty
cloths and shaggy manes were
caused by police chasing, assault-
ing, beating and then incarcera-
tion in cow pens at the Walworth
County Fairgrounds.
How about District Attorney
Robert Reeds comment Those
arrested were a mob of over-age
brats? Yet, Mr. Reed didnt con-
vict any of the brats did he?
I knew at least 100 of the
July 4th, 1967, victims. Every one
of those teenagers grew up in a
church, Cub and Boy Scouts or
Brownies and Girl Scouts and in
sports. Our Baby Boomer Gen-
eration of morality believed in
commandments, golden rules,
United States Constitution, Bill of
Rights and the American way of
fair play.
I dont recall what happened
on July 4th, 1966. The Regional
News had sketchy details about
street lights and bottles broken,
shrubs and signs ripped out and
cars pushed.
Did youths start that or did
the police cause it? Did July 4th,
1966 justify Lake Geneva police
to set a trap and attack in a pre-
emptive strike, by 125 police of-
cers and 600 National Guard,
against 3,000 to 5,000 defense-
less college students with: bayo-
nets, tear gas, batons, dogs, shot
guns, ries and a machine gun
with Shoot to Kill Orders?
The judge, prosecutor, police
and governor who planned and
executed the July 4th, 1967,
attack, assaults and batteries
were negligent, grossly negli-
gent or had criminal intent. Did
anyone in the group ask,
What if an ofcer thinks a
recracker, M-80 or cherry bomb
explosion was a gun shot from the
students. What if an ofcer acci-
dently or purposely res a gun?
Other ofcers may think the shot
came from students and open
re. If National Guard thought
students were shooting at police,
would they have red ries and
machine gun?
Another irony of July 4th,
1967, is that the National Guard
Troops who supported Lake
Geneva Police, were primarily
college and high school graduates
who joined the Guard to avoid
being drafted and being sent to
Vietnam.
After July 4th, 1967, where
was the governors brain? He
allowed College Student hating
Madison Police supported by the
National Guard, to enter a great
institution of learning to sup-
press student First Amendment
Rights. At the time there was only
a few hundred students who were
hard core antiwar protestors, out
of 42,000 students, two thirds of
whom graduated from conserva-
tive small towns of Wisconsin.
Starting in the 1950s nation-
wide grade and high school civics
classes passed out Current
Events in civics classes. Cur-
rent Events a CIA publication
told stories about atheistic com-
munist countries not allowing
freedom of speech, press, religion
and protests against government
actions.
CIA turned parents of UW
students against their children.
CIA sent a letter to all parents.
It was allegedly written by a UW
professor, who didnt exist. CIA
falsely alleged that Communism
was being taught in every UW
course and communists were
behind the civil rights, antiwar
and feminist movements.
Fact was, given the commu-
nist witch hunt terrorism of Wis-
consin Sen. Joseph McCarthy,
UW professors didnt talk about
communism in every political
science course I took.
During the past 50 years of
watching television, I have wit-
nessed protests, marches and
demonstrations in the Deep
South and in dozens of cities
around the globe. They all had
two things in common. Protes-
tors were peaceful until attacked
by police or soldiers. The protes-
tors threw back tear gas, stones
and bricks at police and soldiers.
Why? Because of natural law
human instincts and Inclinations
of people who think theyre in the
right and dont like being pushed
around.
Those involved in decision
making in Lake Geneva and
Madison were either seriously
decient in knowledge of U.S.
History or disregarded it.
Only July 4th 1776, when the
Declaration of Independence was
signed, half the colonies and their
people didnt want to break ties
with Great Britain. Seven years
later our Founding Fathers gave
us 10 Amendments to the U.S.
Constitution. We call them The
Bill of Rights.
Why? To prevent majorities
in government from violating
innate human rights of freedom
of speech, press, religion and to
protest government action or
inaction. To prevent the U.S. gov-
ernment from doing what British
troops did to American colonists
who supported the American
Revolution. The post Civil War
14th Amendment prohibited
state governments from violating
The Bill of Rights.
As to me? My pro-war hawk-
ish views were no match for
my roommates antiwar dovish
answers. Finally, out of frustra-
tion about losing every argument,
I asked George Bogdanich to give
me something to read about Viet-
nam. He gave me The Pentagon
Papers and Roots of Conict.
The disastrous Tet Offensive,
Pentagon Papers and Walter
Chronkite of CBS News turned
public opinion against the Viet-
nam War.
My brother, like all soldiers
was put through the pro Vietnam
War Army indoctrination pro-
gram in boot camp and advanced
infantry training. He was furious
when I became antiwar. Even
to this day, I do not think he
believes me when I say, 99 per-
cent of antiwar protestors were
not against soldiers but against a
war that could kills their friends
and relatives.
As a result of the false CIA
letter about communism being
taught in UW classrooms, my
father was furious. I said,
I have never heard any UW
professor talk about communism.
Tricky Dicky is probably behind
the letter.
Dad kicked me out of the
house, even though I had just
graduated from UW and had no
job but did have a wife and baby.
After President Nixon skipped
town to avoid impeachment, dad
called and said,
You were right. An OWI/OSS
colleague who is now in the CIA
conrmed that the CIA authored
the UW Professor letter.
We never talked about politics
for the rest of his life. My brother
still wont talk about politics.
Perhaps the most incredible
thing about the 1960s was that
police had no problem going on
strike and endangering public
safety, for a $1 per hour pay
increase. Yet, they didnt believe
Civil Rights, antiwar and femi-
nine activists had a right to pro-
test for equal rights, justice and
against a war.
They ignored The Bill of
Rights and forgot a Golden Rule:
Do unto others as you would
have others do unto you.
A lesson Caucasians should
remember, because in 18 years,
Caucasians will be a minority.
Curtis A. Woods,
JD MS and BA
Lyons
With 13 publications on civil
and criminal justice.
Thank you
Gage Marine
To the Editor:
Your telling of that story was good. I was there, tending bar at
the Geneva Hotel in the basement. You mention that there were
also volunteers who served without pay.
I said then, and Ill say it again, that some of those volunteers
were at the root cause of several skirmishes during the whole epi-
sode. They were on the prod for several hours at the intersection of
Main and Broad streets, pushing and shoving with their sticks or
big ashlights, telling the kids who were there to move on.
Respectfully submitted,
Nick Haviland
Lake Geneva
Volunteers cause of
skirmishes
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Francis J. Faivre
Nov. 11, 1917 - July 25, 2013
Francis J. Faivre, 95, of
Elkhorn, formerly of Burling-
ton, went home to be with his
Lord on Thursday, July 25,
2013, at his residence, Ridge-
stone Terrace.
He was born Nov. 11, 1917,
in Ironton Township, Sauk
County, to Eugene and Kath-
erine Thomas Faivre. Francis
was the rst born in the new
house on the family farm
named Wigwam Valley Farm.
He attended Ironton State
Grade School and graduated in 1936 from Reedsburg High
School. While in high school, he enjoyed playing and lettered
in football for Reedsburg High.
On June 20, 1942, he married Marlene J. Huntley in
LaValle. Following their marriage, they moved to Lake
Geneva. Because of his work in the construction industry,
they lived in various places including Fremont Ohio, Gary,
Ind., Buffalo, N.Y., Painesville, Ohio, Lansing, Ill., Columbus,
Ohio, and Marysville, Ohio, before retiring in Burlington in
1978.
Francis was a member of Grace Church in Burlington, the
Carpenters Union and the National Contractors Association.
He loved to read and enjoyed gardening, but most of all he
treasured spending time with his family.
Francis is survived by his loving wife of 71 years, Mar-
lene; his children, James Faivre, Chino Valley, Ariz., and Patti
(Rick) Hall, Rochester; a granddaughter, Michelle (Evan)
McFetridge; and a great-granddaughter, Marisa.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Eugene and
Katherine; brothers, Forest, Bernard and Joseph; and sisters,
Elizabeth Seymour and Marge Miller.
Memorial service Saturday, Aug. 10, at 11 a.m., at Schuette-
Daniels Funeral Home, Burlington, with Pastor Scott Carson
ofciating. Visitation Saturday, Aug. 10, from 9 until 11 a.m.
at the funeral home. In lieu of owers, the family suggested
memorials for Francis be made to Grace Church, 257 Kendall
St., Burlington, WI, 53105 or St. Judes Hospice, 108 W. Court
St., Elkhorn, WI, 53121.
The family would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to
Dr. Kmecak, the doctors and nurses at Aurora Burlington
Memorial Hospital, the staff of Ridgestone Terrace, the staff
of St. Judes Hospice and his church family at Grace Church.
COMMUNITY & COMMENTARY
August 1, 2013 The Regional News 3D
OBITUARIES DEATH NOTICES
Anna Marie Anne C. Bierdz,
90, Silver Lake, died Friday, July 19, 2013, at the Aurora
Memorial Hospital of Burlington. Memorial services at
11:30 a.m., Saturday, August 10, at the Haase-Lockwood
and Associates Funeral Homes and Crematory in Twin
Lakes. Visitation from 10:30 a.m. Saturday until the time
of services at the funeral home. In lieu of owers, the
family suggested donations in Annes name to the River-
view School Library in Silver Lake. For online guestbook,
visit haaselockwoodfhs.com.
Francis J. Faivre, 95, of Elkhorn, for-
merly of Burlington, died Thursday, July 25, 2013, at his
residence, Ridgestone Terrace. Memorial service Satur-
day, Aug. 10, at 11 a.m., at Schuette-Daniels Funeral Home,
Burlington, with Pastor Scott Carson ofciating. Visita-
tion Saturday, Aug. 10, from 9 until 11 a.m. at the funeral
home. In lieu of owers, the family suggested memorials
for Francis be made to Grace Church, 257 Kendall St., Bur-
lington, WI, 53105 or St. Judes Hospice, 108 W. Court St.,
Elkhorn, WI, 53121.
Richard R. Gravenstein, 56, Lake
Como, died Thursday, July 18, 2013, at his residence. Ser-
vices at 4 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Steinke Funeral
Home, Lake Geneva, with Pastor Bob Kemps, from Como
Community Church, ofciating. Visitation from 2 p.m.
until the time of services at the funeral home.
Patricia Patty Hammett, 87,
died at Geneva Lake Manor July 21, 2013. Services at the
Christ Episcopal Church in Delavan on Saturday, Aug. 3.,
with visitation from 10 to 11 a.m., and memorial service at
11 a.m. Memorials may be sent to the Alzheimers Founda-
tion or the Aram Public Library of Delavan.
Grace N. Bacon Karcher, 92, Zenda,
died Thursday, July 25, 2013, at Geneva Lake Manor. Ser-
vices at 11 a.m., Aug. 1, in the chapel of the Derrick Funeral
Home, Lake Geneva. Visitation from 9 a.m. until time of
services. For further information, visit www.derrickfuner-
alhome.com.
Arthur L. Koehn, 102, Sanford, Fla., for-
merly of Twin Lakes, died Friday, July 26, 2013, in San-
ford. Mass of Christian burial at 11 a.m., Friday, Aug. 2,
at St. Johns Catholic Church in Twin Lakes. Interment in
Mound Prairie Cemetery. Visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. Thurs-
day at the Haase-Lockwood and Associates Funeral Home
in Twin Lakes. Memorial remembrances may be made to
Twin Lakes Rescue Squad, 236 E. Main St., Twin Lakes,
WI, 53181 or St. Johns Catholic Church, 701 N. Lake Ave.,
Twin Lakes, WI, 53181. For online guestbook, visit haasel-
ockwoodfhs.com.
Josephine F. Josie Price, 75,
Lake Geneva, died Sunday, July 28, 2013, at her home. Cel-
ebration of Josies life for family and friends on Saturday,
August 3, at 12:30 p.m., at the Price home, W2293 Clover
Rd., Lake Geneva, with the Rev. Jim Scheurman, of Saint
Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Lake Geneva, ofciat-
ing. In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, memorials
are requested in Josies name to Alzheimers Association
S.E. Wisconsin Chapter, 620 S. 76th St., Suite 160, Mil-
waukee, WI, 53214. Derrick Funeral Home and Cremation
Services assisted the family with arrangements.
Richard R.
Gravenstein
Aug. 10, 1956 - July 18, 2013
Richard R. Gravenstein, 56, Lake Como, died Thurs-
day, July 18, 2013, at his residence.
He was born Aug. 10, 1956, in Freeport, Ill., the son of
Robert and Irene Posey. He married Lori Sublett Nov. 21,
1979, in Beloit. She preceded him in death July 25, 2008.
Richard was a Green Bay Packer fan and liked Frisbee
and volleyball.
He is survived by a son, Richard R. II, Roseville, Mich.;
a sister, Karen Posey, Freeport; brothers, Gary (Latricia)
Posey, Byron, Ill., Rick (Linda) Posey, German Valley, Ill.,
and Norman Posey, Freeport.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Services at 4 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Steinke
Funeral Home, Lake Geneva, with Pastor Bob Kemps, from
Como Community Church, ofciating. Visitation from 2
p.m. until the time of services at the funeral home.
Josephine F.
Josie Price
Sept. 28, 1937 - July 28, 2013
Josephine F. Josie Price, 75, Lake Geneva, died
Sunday, July 28, 2013, at her home.
The former Josephine Frances Podstupka was born in
Des Plaines, Ill., on Sept. 28, 1937, the daughter of the late
Karol and Elizabeth Ondrias Podstupka. On May 12, 1956,
in Lyons, she married Chester A. Price. She had worked
as a teachers aide at Denison Junior High School in Lake
Geneva. She then worked as a travel agent for Donnas
Travel and then Lake Geneva Travel. She and her husband
ran Chets Catering for many years. She was a member of
Saint Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Lake Geneva, a
member of the Catholic Daughters and a member of the
Lake Geneva Lioness Club. Josie enjoyed cooking and
ower gardening; however her happiest moments were
spent with her family and their kids.
Josie is survived by Chet, her husband of 57 years; three
children; Steven (Rose) Price, Julie (David) Milligan and
Heidi (Brian) Schuessler, all of Lake Geneva; four grand-
children, Simon, Luke, Madyjo and Loren; and a sister,
Irene Bongratz, Antioch, Ill.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Albina Orzech
and Emilie Schmidt.
Celebration of Josies life for family and friends on Sat-
urday, August 3, at 12:30 p.m., at the Price home, W2293
Clover Rd., Lake Geneva, with the Rev. Jim Scheurman,
of Saint Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Lake Geneva,
ofciating. In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, memo-
rials are requested in Josies name to Alzheimers Associa-
tion S.E. Wisconsin Chapter, 620 S. 76th St., Suite 160, Mil-
waukee, WI, 53214. Derrick Funeral Home and Cremation
Services assisted the family with arrangements. To sign the
online guest registry, go to www.derrickfuneralhome.com.
COMMUNITY NOTES
Buttery Tyke Hike
July 27
The Walworth County
chapter of the Ice Age Trail
Alliance will present a But-
tery Tyke Hike at 10 a.m.,
Saturday, July 27, at Nature-
land County Park, 8338 Ter-
ritorial Road, on the south
end of Whitewater Lake.
This free program is
geared specically for pre-
school children and their
parents. Beginning with
the story of The Hungry
Caterpillar and a puppet
demonstration of the meta-
morphosis from caterpillar
to buttery, participants and
guides will then take a short
hike to look for caterpillars
and butteries to examine
and admire. A craft activity
will follow, where each child
can create a colorful paper
buttery to take home.
A Master Gardener will
be available to parents to
answer questions and offer
advice on creating a butter-
y garden of their own.
Natureland is a scenic
Walworth County Park with
a shelter, rustic restrooms,
pump-your-own water, ow-
ing springs and streams,
and a variety of hiking trails
and terrains. Bug spray and
sun screen could be helpful,
depending on the weather.
For further information,
contact Barbara Converse at
(262) 473-7304.
Music at the
Walworth County Fair
The Georgia Rae Family
Band will be playing at the
Walworth County Fair on
Sheriffs golf outing
The Walworth County
Deputy Sheriffs Association
will sponsor its annual golf
outing at Evergreen Golf Club
near Elkhorn on Friday, Sept.
6. Registration forms are due
by Aug. 28.
The entry fee is only
$80 per person (four person
teams) and includes lunch, 18
holes of golf with power cart,
dinner of deep fried chicken
and barbecue ribs and the
opportunity to win prizes.
The schedule of the days
events are registration from
9:30 to 11 a.m., lunch at 11
a.m., and shotgun start at
noon.
All prots are used to
support:
Toys for Kids Program
an annual program that
benets children in need
throughout Walworth County
during the Christmas season.
Back to School-School
Supply Drive a program
that benets children in need
throughout Walworth County
with school supplies for the
beginning of the new school
year.
Scholarship Program
annually the Walworth
County Deputy Sheriffs
Association gives out scholar-
ships to graduating Walworth
County high school seniors
for continuing with their edu-
cation.
Concerns of Police
Supervisors (C.O.P.S.) Kids
Summer Camp in East Troy.
For the past nine years, a
summer camp has been held
at the Salvation Armys Army
Lake Camp in the town of East
Troy, for children ages 6 to 14,
who have lost a parent who
was a law enforcement of-
cer and was killed in the line
of duty. The camp is aimed
at helping surviving spouses
and their children cope with
their grief.
Walworth County Food
Pantry Helping feed those
in need throughout Walworth
County.
And other Walworth
County charitable causes.
Anyone interested in
making a donation or to reg-
ister for the golf outing may
get information by contact-
ing Michael Krahn at (262)
741-4607 or via email at wal-
[email protected].
Wednesday, August 28, on
the Park Stage at 1 p.m.
The band is comprised of
three sisters and their mom.
They play a mix of old time,
contemporary, waltzes and
some of their own originals.
They use multiple instru-
ments as well as their bril-
liant voices to create their
great music that won them
the 2012 Texaco Country
Showdown Champion title
and many more.
Another group, the Latin
band known as Guitarra
Azul, will be playing at 3
p.m. on Monday, Sept. 2,
also on the Park Stage.
Guitarra Azul is a blend
of rumba, amenco, Latin
jazz and world sounds with
Latin percussion and Span-
ish guitars. They offer music
that is invigorating to the
spirit and soothing to the
soul, encouraging people to
dance. The six-piece ensem-
ble should not be missed.
For questions, con-
tact Kacie Bidwill or Susan
Pruessing at susan@wal-
worthcountyfair.com or by
phone at (262) 723-3228.
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SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, AUG. 10 & 11
The Geneva Lake
Art Association will
hold its 33rd annual Art
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arts fair with more than
80 participating artists
from all over the coun-
try. The event is slated
to open at 10 a.m. both
days, and will close at 5
p.m. on Saturday and
4 p.m. on Sunday. The
site is Flat Iron Park on
the lakefront in down-
town Lake Geneva. Ad-
mission is free.
SATURDAY,
AUG. 3
Hemingways, N3270
County Highway H, Lake
Geneva, will host a fund-
raiser for Walleyes for To-
morrows Walworth Chap-
ter. Proceeds from the
event, which will include
a pig roast, rafes and si-
lent auctions, will go to the
organizations efforts to
improve the Geneva Lake
shery. The event will be-
gin at 3 p.m. Visit www.
walleyesfortomorrow.org
for more information.
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Concerts in the Park on Thursdays,
August 1 & 8 in Flat Iron Park, Wrigley Drive,
Lake Geneva. The free concerts will entertain
the whole family. The shows run from 7 to 8
p.m., with no concert scheduled during the
citys Venetian Festival (Aug. 14 to 18). More
information is available on www.lakegenevawi.
com/events.
The Lake Geneva Farmers Market is
held on Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Horti-
cultural Hall, 330 Broad St. Vendors line the side-
walk and also ll the hall, offering fresh produce,
garden plants, arts and crafts and more.
Geneva Lake Area Museum, 255 Mill St.
Located in the citys former Power & Light build-
ing, the facility features a historic Main Street,
which includes a log cabin, a blacksmith, a gen-
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Condos/How
community teamed
together
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Then in 1999, during Condos tenure
as mayor, the Columbine shooting rocked
the nation.
Two senior students at Columbine
High School murdered a total of 12 stu-
dents and one teacher. They injured 24
additional students, with three other
people being injured while attempting to
escape the school.
That incident gave school districts and
cities even more reason to remain vigilant
and do something to stop the potential of
such violence.
Gangs were also a concern at the time,
Condos said. To fight those concerns, the
city invited members of the Cook County
gang unit to train both city and school
personnel on what to look for.
Condos said the school, the county
and the city backed by grants all con-
tributed to making schools safer.
We did it for the kids, Condos said.
She told me how her son
still tired easily as he had
suffered some injuries to his
internal organs and the con-
cussion. She admitted he had
not been wearing his bike
helmet like he was supposed
to.
She said, I was at work
cleaning and he was sup-
posed to be at his friends
house. I reminded him all the
time to wear his bike helmet,
but the other parents never
made their kids wear them
and he complained about
it all the time. I wish I had
been stricter about that and
he would at least possibly not
had the concussion.
I told her to not blame
herself. The inattentive or
possibly drunk driver was to
blame for this accident.
After hearing about the
accident and the still long
recovery ahead of her son,
I could see how much this
mother needed our assis-
tance. If we paid a few months
of their rent and helped with
utilities, we would remove at
least the nancial stress of
their situation.
The grandmother was
helping two days a week by
staying with her grandson so
the mother could work just
enough to provide food.
After we went over her
budget and nances I left
with a promise to return in a
few hours. I went to pick up
the checks for assistance.
When I returned the son
was awake and seemed happy
to have a guy to talk to. He
admitted to not ever seeing
his father and wondered why
he never came to visit.
The mother looked at me
as we had discussed this very
subject earlier, while the boy
slept.
She had shared how his
father had disappeared even
before his birth and never
contacted her again.
It made me sad to see this
boy still missing a father he
never met.
I asked about the moth-
ers transportation needs
since she was doing so much
driving to and from medical
visits.
She admitted to need-
ing some repairs on her car.
Thanks to your caring and
sharing those repairs were
completed as well. Now at
least they had a safe vehicle
to do their travels.
The last time I visited the
mother and son were doing
much better.
The son looked stron-
ger and even bragged about
how he was walking faster
now and able to read as long
as he wanted with no more
headaches. He smiled and
said every day was better and
better. I loved seeing his posi-
tive attitude.
The boy had actually
gained all the weight back
he had lost after the accident
and surgeries. His strength
had improved as he gave me
a rm, strong hand shake.
He smiled again when I
commented how much stron-
ger he was.
The young man was able
to take care of himself so his
mother was back to full time
work.
The mother shared her
gratitude for our nancial
assistance. Previously she
had asked about The Time
Is Now to Help. I informed
her and her son how all of
You and I have a common
thread, a bond to help our
fellow creations who have
fallen on hard times. I told
them we make sure there is a
genuine need. We determine
if they are capable of helping
themselves, and if so are they
doing the best they can for
themselves.
The mother said, Please
thank everyone for us.
She started to cry. I asked
why she was crying. She told
me, I still remember the
feelings I had before all of
you helped my son and I. I
was so scared. My son was so
ill I thought, please God do
not take my son.
He is my whole purpose
for living. Then I got a ve
day notice of eviction.
I received my notice the
electric and gas were going
to be disconnected. I couldnt
leave my son for work.... She
cried harder, reliving that
period of helplessness and
fear.
I asked her what hap-
pened next? I did not want
to leave her dwelling in that
fear. She said, Then I wrote
a letter to a group of God
loving people, giving me
hope as I prayed and prayed.
Then The Time Is Now to
Help saved us through Gods
grace. Now she was smiling,
wiping her tears away, with
her now strong son holding
her in his loving arms.
Together, we will con-
tinue to replace the fear, pain
and suffering of poverty, with
compassion, healing, Caring
and Sharing with our hearts
to change lives. Thank you
for helping us achieve good
works for those in desperate
need.
Health and happiness,
God bless everyone,
W.C./Sal
New mailing address
Please note we have a
new mailing address. Make
checks payable to:
The Time Is Now to Help
P.O. Box 1
Lake Geneva, WI 53147
The Time Is Now to Help
is a federally recognized
501(c)3 charitable organiza-
tion licensed in the states of
Wisconsin and Illinois. You
will receive a tax deductible,
itemized thank you receipt
showing how your donation
provided assistance for the
poverty stricken.
A very special thank
you
Fox Charities, Lake
Geneva School of Cooking,
Chef John Bogan, Pentair
Foundation, The Summer-
time Foundation, Dick and
Jean Honeyager, Lake Geneva
Area Realty, Interstate Insur-
ance Group, Lakeland Trash
Service, Abbott Laborato-
ries Employee Giving, Keith
Gibson and Family, Jim and
Ardith Drescher, Nestor and
Bien Alabarca, Dr. Gerald
Theune, Bill and Susan Bos-
worth, Wayne Reuter, Wil-
liam and Carol Dick, Therese
Kuban, Gregory Swanson,
J.T. Marty, Diane Fitz, Bar-
bara Bishop, Michael Glass,
Sid and Patty Johnson, Dale
and Virginia Reed, William
and Kimberly Basford, Creek
Road Community Church
Ladies Group, John and Rita
Race, Richard and Christine
Costa, W.C. Family Resource
Center/Food Pantry volun-
teers, and all the God loving
volunteers of all our caring
food pantries, all of you who
support The Time Is Now to
Help donation boxes, and
the businesses that allow our
donation boxes.
Anyone who would like
a Time Is Now donation box
in your business, please call
(262) 249-7000.
Memorials
Tom and Polly Gibson in
memory of Gladys Apner.
Jody Cook and family in
memory of Craig and their
30th Wedding Anniversary
date July 30, 1983. We were
blessed to have known you.
Until we meet again. We love
and miss you, Craig.

We desperately need
cars
Please donate a used car
to help our fellow Americans
get to work and other daily
necessities.
Please visit
www.timeisnowtohelp.org.
Mission trip travels to
New Orleans
The mission never ends, only
the location changes! said the
press release.
The location this year was New
Orleans, where a group of people
from Delavan and Lake Geneva
were for the rst week in July.
They represented the River
Church, Delavan, and Love As
Jesus, a mission agency.
Participants included Chris
Slawson, Wes Slawson, Cheryl
Bradley, Cole Bechman, Debby
Reeb, John Mayer, Kierra Krause,
Morgan Walker, Myra Burns,
Nichole Champeny and Sam
Gerkin.
The group traveled on June
29.
The next day, at Franklin
Avenue Baptist Church, they heard
a choir of 70 men as part of the
program, then had a picnic, went
swimming and later served dinner
to 300 homeless people, according
to the press release.
The second day, 45 attended
Bible school and stayed for dinner.
The morning of July 3 started
off with the famous French dough-
nuts, beignets, at Cafe du Monde
in the French Quarter, followed
by some tours, shopping and free
time.
They conducted Bible school
in the afternoon.
The Fourth of July brought
Victory Fellowship.
That was lled with lots of
activity culminating in the physi-
cal and spiritual feeding of more
than 4,300 people, the press
release said.
On Friday, there was lots of
rain that stopped in time for Bible
school. Flooding occurred in areas
nearby, but did not impact the
group.
Saturday, July 6, found them
returning to Wisconsin, lled with
new experiences, excitement, wea-
riness and many blessings.
SUBMITTED
THE RIVER CHURCH, Delavan, and mission agency Love As Jesus, sent a
mission group to New Orleans the rst week in July where they conducted
Bible school each day and participated in other activities. Members of the
group included volunteers from Delavan and Lake Geneva.
Car club collecting model
donations
The Butchers Model Car Club
will be collecting donations for the
Make-A-Wish Foundation at the
Cruisin Car Show in Phoenix
Park, Delavan, Sunday, Aug. 11.
Model kit donations for the
Walworth County 4-H scale
models project are appreciated.
New or open, unstarted, level
two or above. Glue kits are
needed. Single kits or unwanted
collections will be welcomed.
The club will have a tent with
a model car display set up in the
park. The Butchers invite all area
modellers to bring a model for
display. Youth in the 4-H scale
models project are especially
encouraged to bring their project
for display.
The Butcher Model Car Club is
open to model builders of all ages
and skill levels. Meeting and build
sessions are the third Saturday
of each month at the Delavan
Community Center.
For information about the club
or to make donations, call Keith at
(262) 728-1483, Richard at (262)
215-0287, Bob at (608) 207-9223
or Tim at (815) 979-5164.
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