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Page 4B • FREEMAN & ENTERPRISE LAKE COUNTRY June 2016 POWER CENTER Bill's 13885 W. Capitol Drive Brookfield 262.781.6400 Mon. & Thurs. 8-8 Tues., Wed. & Fri. 8-6 Sat. 8-3 www.billspowercenter.com www.kubota.com Optional equipment may be shown. ©Kubota Tractor Corporation 2016 250611001 Reliving the past By Andrea Fencl Special to The Freeman OCONOMOWOC — Hear ye, hear ye! On June 2, more than 200 sixth-grade stu- dents of Nature Hill Inter- mediate School presented the seventh annual Medieval Faire to the public. "The students study ancient civilizations of the Middle Ages and at the end of the year we have a medieval faire where stu- dents learn about cultural universals," teacher Shelly Grothaus said. The sixth-graders, from eight different classes, had approximately two to four weeks to prepare for the event. The students selected the roles they wanted to take on and were required to cre- ate costumes, scripts and props. The faire included knights, royalty, famous inventors and scientists, along with common roles including doctors, bread- makers and blacksmiths. Caroline Halaska chose to be a doctor in the faire. "I'm interested in doctor stuff and thought it'd be fun to learn about what doctors did in the past," Halaska said. Her real-life future goals involve becoming an orthodontist. "For me it was just for them to have pride in every- thing they accomplished," teacher Kelly Vickers said when reflecting on her main goal for the students partici- pating in the faire. Vickers' class had the theme of daily life. "A lot of the topics are so specific that we wanted to touch the general areas so people get a good idea of what life was like for every- body," Vickers said. To provide visitors with further entertainment, there was music, provided by stu- dents in the band and jesters. Most of the students stayed in character the entire faire, whether they were talking to friends or presenting their role. Some of their favorite parts included learning the accents, being in character and creating the costumes. "At times it was kind of stressful but after you got it all done you were proud of yourself," Clayton Fliss, a student at Nature Hill Inter- mediate, said. This was the second faire for sixth-grade teacher April Frankmann. Her students focused on science, technolo- gy and medicine. Specifical- ly, the students learned about engineering, inven- tors, herbalists and the plague. Frankmann's interest are specifically in science, but she believes that the stu- dents having a basis in histo- ry is very important. "I think getting some idea of how things have changed over time and how some ele- ments remain the same is a big part of it," Frankmann said. "Just having an appre- ciation of change and some things staying the same — if sixth-graders can walk away with that and having some interest — I like to plant that seed." Many of the students reflected on the difficulties people of the Middle Ages had to face, such as a lack of running water, money and preventative treatments. One of Frankmann's stu- dents, Hayden Piber, was a plague doctor in the faire. Piber researched how many people were affected by the plague and how doctors of the time treated them. "It was a really hard time and life was much more dif- ficult than what it is today," Piber said. "Today we have a lot of treatments for diseases and sicknesses and back then they didn't have that." Email: afencl@conleynet.com Middle school students re-enact the Middle Ages Andrea Fencl/Special to The Freeman Hayden Piber represents a plague doctor at the Medieval Faire at Nature Hill Intermediate School on June 2. Andrea Fencl/Special to The Freeman Fletcher Malchow holding his cello was a jester at the Medieval Faire at Nature Hill Intermediate School on June 2. Photo courtesy of the Delafield Area Chamber of Commerce DELAFIELD —The Delafield Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed Bucky's Lakeside Pub & Grill to the chamber May 14. Michelle Dundon, the community liaison for Bucky's, is shown holding the chamber plaque. The restaurant is located on Okauchee Lake at N50-W35016 Wis- consin Ave., Town of Oconomowoc. The restaurant serves appetizers, burgers, sandwiches, salads and wraps, homemade pizza and in-house specialty drinks. It also offers live music, pool, darts, fantasy sports, bags, beer pong, recreation leagues and more. Photo courtesy of the Hartland Chamber of Commerce HARTLAND —The Hartland Chamber of Commerce welcomed Creative Edge as a new member recently. Ambassadors Scott Heyerdahl, First Weber Group-Premier Partners, left, and Nick Miller, Lake Country Bed Barn, right, present Kari Fox, creative director and owner of Creative Edge Studio, with a membership plaque from the chamber.

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