Lake Country This Month

September, 2014

Lake Country This Month

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Women's Center fundraiser Arrowhead motivated by Classic 8 potential Lake Country T H I S M O N T H Lake Country This Month is free and will arrive in your mail the third week of each month. In each month's edition we will take an in- depth look at an issue, person or other story in Lake Country. We will also provide other important information such as community activi- ties and updates on local stories. We encourage you to subscribe to the daily Freeman or the weekly Enterprise for coverage of Lake Country and other parts of our area. To subscribe, to reach one of the editors with story ideas or for photo reprints, call 542-2500. We hope you enjoy this month's edition. – Freeman and Enterprise editors Hello, Lake Country! INSIDE PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID WAUKESHA, WI PERMIT NO. 3 238247006 Get a Grip on Unwanted Fat.. 2 3 9 1 5 6 0 0 2 $ 200 OFF your 1st CoolSculpting Treatment OR $ 400 OFF 2 or more! Offer good until 10/30/14, not valid with other offers. Lose the Love Handles Lose the Beer Belly Lose the Spare Tire Call 262-646-9222 to schedule your FREE CoolSculpting Consultation. FreezeMilwaukeeFat.com Only at the #1 CoolSculpting Provider in Wisconsin Estetika Skin & Laser Specialists 2750 Golf Rd (Hwys 94 & 83), Delafield Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WaukeshaFreeman Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WaukeshaFreeman Barbara Eash antiques column 4A 8A Focus on seniors 5A 2A The FREEMAN & ENTERPRISE SEPTEMBER 2014 See CUSHING, PAGE 2A Our hero By Steve Van Dien Freeman Staff DELAFIELD — An old adage holds that a thousand-mile journey begins with the first step. Well, the first steps in this particular journey were taken 151 years ago in Gettysburg, Pa., and the last Wednesday in Wash- ington D.C. Delafield native Alonzo Cushing died heroically during the American Civil War's Battle of Gettysburg on July 3, 1863. President Barack Obama has approved a posthumous Medal of Honor for Cushing, to be awarded in a White House cere- mony. It's been a long time coming, especially for residents of Delafield — home of Cushing Memorial Park and Cush- ing Elementary School — some of whom have been pursuing the medal on Cushing's behalf for a decade, if not longer. One such resident is local historian David Krueger. "This is so exciting," said Krueger. "This is phenomenal news," added Delafield Mayor Michele DeYoe. "I'm almost speechless, and that's pretty rare for me." A hero's story Twenty-two-year-old Cushing, a West Point graduate and first lieu- tenant, led a Union artillery battery during a determined Confederate assault — the famous Pickett's Charge — on the Gettysburg battle's pivotal third day. The 12,500 attacking rebels sustained enormous casual- ties, yet nearly broke through the Union lines at Cemetery Ridge. Delafield native Alonzo Cushing will be awarded Medal of Honor posthumously for heroic actions during Civil War Alonzo Cushing

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