Brookfield/Elm Grove Monthly
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MARCH 2013 Page 6A ��� Freeman Brookfield & Elm Grove Vase lamp���s value shines brightly Q. A. Both top and bottom on this converted kerosene lamp can be lit. It belonged to my grandmother born in 1871. ��� P .H., Waukesha Great vintage radio! This Philco Console, model #41-300, was introduced in 1940 and was very expensive at $135. Radio was fulfilling Vase lamps, also known as the entertainment needs of parlor lamps, became extremely the average family and conAntiques Appraised popular in the late 19th century The . sole models added stylish emerging middle class elevated the furniture to their home. importance of the parlor for conversing with A lift-top entry reveals original Bakelight guests. Homeowners would purchase tables, fur- knobs, twist dial-tuners and Band Selection niture suites, games and organs for their parlor. push buttons. Hidden within the stylish front, More important was to own at least one decora- the speaker grill fabric is in perfect condition. tive glass parlor lamp. It didn���t need to give Original sticker labels: 1.) ���Build for TV Sound much light as long as it decorated the room. & Frequency Modulation��� 2.) ���When need Today this style is called ���Gone With The Wind replacement tubes, use only Philco Loctal Lamp.��� Tubes, to release the burnt-out ones, just gently Your 23-inch-tall lamp includes chimney scal, rock them.��� loped and flaring brass collar, ball-shape shade, All 12 tubes and component parts look as if and ovoid font. Most original ball shades this radio left the factory yesterday The beauti. haven���t lasted. They were easily knocked over or rolled off the table while refueling. Variegat- ful burled veneer has no scratches and the radio still works! Value: $500. ed green color, singular cherry blossoms with spearhead buds and your TLC history gives a Have an item for appraisal? dramatic look to this beauty Value: $950. . If you have an item you���d like to be appraised, P Touches of poster putty can help adhere .S.: mail entries to Waukesha Antique Shop, 1427 E. shade to collar. Racine Ave., Unit E-2, Waukesha, WI 53186. Send Vintage radio appears brand-new sharp, well-lit photos of front, back and underside of your item, and measurements are important. List any known history or even What can you tell me about this old radio? I���m including label information that is hearsay length of ownership and all markings, , pasted inside the case. ��� B.A.E., Oconomowoc even partial ones. Include your name, address BARBARA EASH A. Q. ing room and activity rooms. ���We���re not as large and big as some of the other assisted living From Page 1A (facilities). We really strive to be one of the best,��� Petrauski-White received approval to build an approximate 28,000-square-foot, 48- said. Before building in Brookfield, bed memory care facility on 3.21 the co-owners looked at several acres in the area of 2800 N. Callocations. Petrauski studied the houn Road. demographics and talked with city ���I think there is going to be a need. More families want a home- officials. like atmosphere. They want closer Regency Senior Communities attention, but they don���t want a nursing home,��� said PetrauskiRegency Senior Communities, White, adding that clients want a operated by ProHealth Care, has medium-sized facility that will been serving Brookfield residents provide good services. since about 1995. Petrauski-White and Petrauski Debra Bertacchini, administraalready operate a facility in New tor for Regency Senior CommuniBerlin, which they started 20 years ties, said she doesn���t think the ago as an eight-bed facility, but demand for assisted living and which they have routinely added memory care facilities is increason to. ing as much as there just is a Having come from families that steady, ongoing need for the sershared their homes with their vices. grandparents, Petrauski-White She said as people are aging, and Petrauski have an appreciathey are living at home longer, but tion for the elderly and wanted to often end up moving to a facility provide them with a facility they after an accident. go to and be cared for when the At Regency, Bertacchini said time came, she said. they try to provide an independent At Applewood Senior Living, setting with residents having their people with different physical and own apartments and offering memory needs will be served, social events for them to attend. including those with Alzheimer���s, There are 103 senior living apartdementia, Parkinson���s and those ments and 94 assisted living apartwho are recovering from surgery ments at Regency-Brookfield. like hip replacements. The facility Bertacchini recognizes that the will be locked and will have four needs of residents are going to wings of 12 units. In the center, change when baby boomers start there will be living rooms, a dinto move in. ���We as senior care Seniors Brookfield Fire Department The Brookfield Fire Department also seeks to help seniors living at home be safe. If the rescue workers respond to an EMS call at a home of an elderly person, they may check to make sure there are working smoke detectors, there is food in the refrigerator, the home is clean and there are no evident medical issues, as time allows. If there is an issue, the fire department may contact a social worker or other person who can intervene. The department has also applied for a grant to be able to offer Project C.A.R.E., which stands for communication, alert, response and education, and would include daily check-in calls, USB bracelets that would hold vital medical information and emergency contacts, residential lock boxes and educational programming. ���We do have a lot of residents who like to stay in their homes that they built when they moved here,��� said Susan Weiss, public education specialist with the Fire Department. Although demographics are You need to insure both your auto and your home, so why not save money in the process? Call today for a free, no-obligation look at auto and home discounts from American Family. Keith Loveless Agency, Inc. 13500 Watertown Plank Rd. 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Looking for a way to save? TORY Y INVEN IL G DA ANGIN SEE CH COME NEW! 'S WHAT and phone number. No photos can be returned and no purchase of antiques will occur. Charles Auer/Freeman Staff Brookfield Regency Senior Community���s assisted living facility provides a home-like setting. shifting in Brookfield, Fire Chief Charlie Myers said they are not having an increased amount of EMS calls. Weiss said they are looking more toward preventive measures that could help seniors living at home. Residents can fill out paperwork at the Fire Department to get a lock box on their door in case of an emergency so firefighters or EMS personnel can get into the home easily . Assistant Fire Chief David Mason said he recognized how dangerous a fall at home can be, even fatal. The risk of falls and education on how to prevent them would be part of Project C.A.R.E.