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FREEMAN & ENTERPRISE LAKE COUNTRY • Page 3A FEBRUARY 2015 A high-energy adventure camp for young men ages 10-16 promoting physical activity, leadership, self-confi dence and teamwork … while having fun! PaintballtRappelling/Rock Climbing "THE MUD PIT"tArchery tObstacle Course Water SurvivaltSCUBA Diving Session 1: July 5-11 Session 3: July 19-25 Session 2: July 12-18 Session 4: July 26-August 1 A fi ve-week academic program for young men in grades 7-12. We emphasize hands-on, project-based learning in traditional academic areas and we off er unique opportunities including: AviationtHorsemanshiptSailing ACT PreptJROTCtLanguage Studies June 27 - August 1, 2015 SJNMA is located on a 110-acre campus in Delafi eld, Wisconsin. Located in the heart of Waukesha County's "Lake Country," Delafi eld is 35 minutes west of Milwaukee and one hour east of Madison, adjacent to US I-94. Summer School 1-800-752-2338 www.sjnma.org / summer-programs Proud member of the American Camp Association St. John's Northwestern Military Academy (FOFTFF4USFFUt%FMBöFME8*tBENJTTJPOT!TKONBPSH 242649003 Robert F. Borkowski/Special to The Freeman Dan and Kelly Rothe of Green Bay wear 89th Coon Feed T-Shirts and hold their 6-month-old son, Dominick, who is wearing a coon skin hat and a shirt with a raccoon portrait that declares ¨My First Coon Feed" at the 89th Annual Tom McNulty Memorial Coon Feed Jan. 31 in Delafield. Kelly's father, Mark Corgiat, is the 1st Comman- der of Delafield American Legion Post 196. The Grand Matriarch of the Tom McNulty Memorial Coon Feed, Lillian McNulty (Tom McNulty's widow), arrives early for the 89th Annual Tom McNulty Coon Feed. Mrs. McNulty enjoyed the meal and visiting with old and new friends Jan. 31 at the Delafield American Legion Post 196. Delivering the hot cook pans from St. John's Northwestern Mili- tary Academy, Chris Knapp (center) of Oconomowoc follows the 89-year-old tradition of passing the large pans of slow roasted raccoon meat (in this photo), mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, and sauerkraut through a back window of the Delafield American Legion Post 196 to Mike Proulx (left) and Dick Reul (right) for the 89th Annual Tom McNulty Coon Feed on Jan. 31. Post 196 member, Al Waltke (left) serves coleslaw and rye bread to Hannah Zimdars (right) who came from Brookfield with her father,Tracy Zimdars (center).This was the first time coming to the event for both. 89TH ANNUAL TOM MCNULTY COON FEED Delafield Alderman Jeff Krickhahn (right) with wife Carol (left) gives a two-thumbs-up to his dinner at the Coon Feed. Mary Keschke and her husband Chuck Keschke of Pewaukee are two of the first in line for their raccoon dinner at the 89th Annu- al Tom McNulty Memorial Coon Feed. The Coon Feed features (clock- wise from lower left) slow roasted raccoon meat, mashed potatoes with gravy, stuff- ing, coleslaw, sauerkraut, mar- ble rye bread, and a choice of home- made dessert with coffee, milk or soft drink. By Christopher Bennett Special to The Freeman DELAFIELD — Winter is going to end sooner or later. The white expanse out your front window will again resemble a lawn, and you will want it to look well- kept. If you wait until you think your lawn and landscaping looks like it needs some attention, though, you will be too late. It might be too early to think about bathing suits and barbecues, but it is not too early to start plan- ning your spring outdoor cleanup. Blaine Sidders, owner of Lake Country Landscaping in Delafield, has plenty to say on the topic of spring cleanup and getting your yard ready for summer. Sid- ders and his wife, Kathy, started Lake Country Land- scaping almost 30 years ago. "When the snow starts going away, you want to get out in the yard and observe what went on," Sidders said. Check the lawn, plant and flower beds, shrubs and trees for any damage. Check for broken limbs and dam- aged vegetation that you would not normally notice when there is snow cover. "You want to rake all that up," Sidders said. "Rake up the plant beds. Look and see if there are any broken branches. "This would be the time to trim them, if they're a non- spring flowering shrub like a burning bush or an ever- green, if we know we're not going to get any more really cold weather." You would not trim a lilac or other flowering shrub that needs last year's growth to sprout this year's growth. Give lawn a check-up Regarding the lawn, give it a light raking. It is likely still brown, and that is OK. "That's its way of saying, 'I'm sleeping,'" Sidders said. "Once the temperatures start getting warmer, the ground temperature starts getting warmer and the sun is out longer, and that's when things start coming back." Check your lawn and see if the snow cover caused dam- age. Your chances at damage for the snow pack are decreased if your lawn is lush and healthy. Lawns that are less healthy might need a boost in the way of top dressing and fertilizer. "See if there are areas where there was a lot of snow," Sidders said. "You might have some snow mold. You want to rake that and get that moving." Snow mold is a fungus and turf disease that can kill grass if not addressed. You also want to remove any piles of leaves not moved during last fall's cleanup. Don't forget your flower beds. This is an ideal time to cut back or down perennials or any grasses, and trim shrubs and bushes. Sidders said the early spring is ideal to trim bushes back from the house. Visibility is bet- ter when the shrub or bush is not flowering and there is no snow pack. As you examine your flow- er beds and look around the house, be sure to check for unwanted critters like moles and mice. With the snow cover gone and branches bare it is a perfect time to engage in some rudi- mentary pest control. You also don't want to for- get to fertilize. Choose your fertilizer carefully. "Use a crabgrass preven- ter if you have an already nice lawn that gets plenty of sun and is full," Sidders said. "If you do have to do any top dressing, you would- n't want to use the crab- grass preventer. It keeps seeds from germinating." Top dressing is putting a mix of soil and seed on dam- aged or slow-growing areas of a lawn to ensure those areas grow and thrive. This is why one must be careful regarding fertilizer. One does not want to use a fertilizer with pre-emergent seed control, which keeps seeds from germinating, if they need to top dress. If the lawn is healthy and not in need of top dressing, a fertilizer with a pre-emer- gent is not an issue. Learn more about Sidders' business and how to contact him at http://www.lake- countrylandscaping.com. Springtime yard work pays dividends all year Lawns, trees, shrubs, flowers will benefit from spring cleaning Submitted photo New ballet school on point The Delafield Chamber welcomed new business owner Valerie Dixon of the Petite Pas Ballet School, 524 Milwaukee Street, Suite 204.Visit the Petite Pas website http://www.petitepasballet.com/ to learn about their programs, tuition, parties and for other services offered. Feel free to call (262) 303-4421 for assistance. SunWest lends support to Hartland Chamber Ambassador Emil Weatherbee of Global View Capital Advi- sors, presented Jim Konitzer (left) and Tom Kreklow (right) of SunWest Mortgage Company, Inc. with a membership plaque from the Hartland Chamber of Commerce. SunWest Mortgage Company is America's Direct Lender. They are a full service res- idential mortgage lender: conventional, FHA, USDA, Jumbo and Reverse mortgages are available with average closing times of less than 25 days. SunWest is located at 140 North Avenue, Hartland. Between them, Jim and Tom have over 60 years of experience. Jim Konitzer can be reached at 414-531-4242 and Tom Kreklow can be reached at 414-659-4844. Submitted photo

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