Lake Country Weekend Post e-Edition
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JANUARY 26, 2013 • LAKE COUNTRY WEEKEND POST • 3 WWW.GMTODAY.COM IN BRIEF Rep. Kleefisch honored by dairy association MADISON – Joel Kleefisch, 38th District Assembly representative, RTown of Oconomowoc, was presented with the Legislative Excellence Award by the Dairy Business Association. This association is made up of dairy producers, processors, corporate and allied industry supporters working together to promote growth of the state's dairy farms by creating a positive business and political environment. Kleefisch scored a 100 percent rating among the group's top issues. "Wisconsin is known as America's Dairyland for many reasons. The dairy industry not only provides products that are delicious and nutritious, it also is responsible for thousands of jobs across the state. Helping this important industry is an important part of our jobs," Kleefisch said. "I'm honored to be recognized by such a staple Wisconsin industry ." For more information about the association, go to www.widba.com. Dousman firm receives awards in remodeling competition DOUSMAN – J & J Construction Lake Country, Inc., a family-owned full-service design/build general contractor, received two Gold Awards at the Milwaukee/NARI-sponsored Wisconsin Remodeler of the Year Awards on Jan. 18. J & J Construction was recognized for the categories of a residential addition costing between $100,000 and $250,000 and a residential exterior under $100,000. With more than 25 years in business, J & J Construction specializes in additions, lower levels, kitchens, bathrooms, decks, garages, pool houses and shade structures. It also offers such services as excavation and grading, masonry, heating and air conditioning, electrical work and plumbing. Scholarship available for students pursuing health field OCONOMOWOC – The Oconomowoc Junior Woman's Club is offering a $500 scholarship for high school seniors and adults pursuing a degree in a health-related field. The deadline for applications is Feb. 15. Applications are available at the Oconomowoc High School, 641 E. Forest St., in the guidance department. The application must include a personal narrative statement, listing of student activities, two letters of recommendation and copy of letter of acceptance from accredited university or college. Deadline near to sign up for landscape pesticide registry MADISON – Feb. 1 is the deadline for state residents to sign up for the landscape pesticide registry, according to a news release from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. By signing up, residents can be notified before lawn care companies apply pesticides in their neighbors' yards. The DATCP says the registry applies only to professional landscape applications. Homeowners or landlords who do their own applications are not covered by the notification requirements, nor are applications to the inside or outside of buildings. The registry does not allow for notification of pesticide use in agriculture, or for homeowners or landlords to be notified about applications around workplace, schools or day care centers. After Feb. 1, the registry will be closed to the public, so the DATCP staff can review it for incorrect and ineligible addresses. It will take effect March 15, when pesticide applicators will be able to search it to find out if any of their clients' addresses have been listed. To register online, visit datcpservices.wisconsin.gov. Participation in the registry is free. Participants will be asked to provide an email address, street address and telephone number, and set up a password. Additionally they will be asked to enter the addresses for which they want notification. Both steps must be completed for businesses to notify participants. Participants can register addresses only for the block where they live and blocks that are adjacent to it. Those who signed up for the registry last year do not have to re-enter addresses that were previously entered. However, they must indicate that they be kept on the notification list. Antiques show to come to Expo Center WAUKESHA – The Wisconsin Antiques Dealer Association is holding its 39th annual winter antiques show at the Waukesha County Expo Center, 1000 Northview Road on Feb. 1 and Feb. 2. The show will run from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Feb. 1 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 2. Admission to the show is $6 and proceeds go to benefit Wisconsin grant and scholarship programs. For more information, call 414-510-4441, or visit www.WisconsinAntiquesDealers.com WAUKESHA – Healing Hearts of Waukesha County, Inc. is offering a peer-to-peer support program for children and teens who are grieving the loss of loved ones because of death, divorce, separation, incarceration, military deployment, or immigration. The free support program is a 12-week program that will run from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. every Monday, starting Feb. 4. Spanish-speaking families are welcome, and child care is provided for two- and three-year-olds of adult participants. For more information or to register for the program, contact Program Director Kathryn Kuhn at 751-0874; send an email to info.hhwc@gmail.com; or visit www.healingheartsofwaukeshaco.org. All God's Children Preschool registration begins DELAFIELD – All God's Children Preschool, celebrating 37 years as a ministry of Christ the King Lutheran Church, will begin registering students for the 2013-14 school year this week. Registration for new families will begin Monday . The school is also offering an open house week, Jan. 28 Suppor group offers teens through Feb. 1, from 8:45 a.m. t and c hildr en ways to cope to 11:30 a.m. Families interested in observing class with grief while in session are asked to call and schedule an appointment. The church is located at 1600 N. Genesee St. The preschool offers halfday, morning and afternoon programs with two- or threeday-a week options for children ages 2 to 4 years old. The school's curriculum includes Christian teachings and values, music and movement and simple science fun. Classes are taught by two licensed teachers in facilities especially equipped for young children, including child-sized restrooms. Class sizes are small. Lunch bunch and extended enrichment programs are available. For All God's Children Preschool enrollment information, call 646-2136 or w w w. a l l g o d s c h i l d r e n preschool.com. Insurance agency returning to Oconomowoc OCONOMOWOC – Icon Insurance Service Corp., an independent insurance agency specializing in all facets of business insurance, is moving back to Oconomowoc on Feb. 1.The company is currently located in Hartland, but its new home will be W359-N5002 Brown St., Suite 103. President Sandy Spanaus started the agency in 1998. It was originally based in Oconomowoc, she said. Here come the coons 86th annual Delafield Coon Feed is Saturday At a glance What: The 86th annual Tom McNulty Memorial Coon Feed When: Beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, and continuing as long as the supply of slow-roasted raccoon meat lasts Where: American Legion Post 196, 333 N. Lapham Peak Road, Delafield Cost: A $12 donation for adults, $6 for kids Special: The alternate course will be turkey; trimmings for both coon meat and turkey include mashed potatoes, gravy and coleslaw; beverages are milk, coffee and water; desserts courtesy of Delafield Legion Ladies Auxiliary For more information: call 646-3930 or visit www.delafieldlegion.com By Steve Van Dien Enterprise Staff DELAFIELD – This city isn't quite in the heart of Cooney country, but it's a safe bet that plenty of folks from Oconomowoc and points beyond will congregate at American Legion Post 196 on Saturday, Jan. 26, for an auspicious event that practically shares the Cooney label. Just what event is that? Why, the 86th annual Tom McNulty Memorial Coon Feed, of course. "We had more than 400 people last year, and we're looking to get more than that this time,"said Rick Schmittinger, Post 196's commander. "We have people who come up from Chicago, and Jim Sensenbrenner comes almost every year." There were 75 raccoons in the deep freeze on Tuesday, from which they will soon be taken to the kitchens at St. John's Northwestern Mili- tary Academy, Schmittinger noted. "Seventy-five should be enough," he said. "And we'll have turkey for anybody that doesn't want to eat raccoon." The tradition dates back to 1927, when Delafield resident Tom McNulty and his hunting companions began sharing their love of the rich, hearty meat with the community as a fundraiser for local youth baseball teams. McNulty was a charter member of Post 196, so that became the Coon Feed's home. McNulty died just after his 94th birthday in 1991. But his wife, Lillian, along with friends and members of the post, continue slow-roasting the meat with his closely guarded secret recipe. "Mrs. McNulty will be there," Schmittinger said. "She sells Coon Feed T-shirts every year." Email: svandien@conleynet.com Enterprise file photo A family affair – Pat Hummel, center, sports a raccoon hat as she enjoys dinner with her son Alex Hummel and husband Charlie Hummel of Oconomowoc at the 79th Annual Coon Feed in Memory of Tom McNulty was held at the American Legion Club, Lapham Peak Road, Delafield, Saturday evening January 29, 2011. The $10.00 donation for an adult meal consists of; braised raccoon cooked with carrots, celery, onion, apple, black pepper, (or meat loaf, for the faint of heart), mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, rye bread, creamy coleslaw and sauerkraut. All of the money raised benefits local American Legion Youth Programs. Former Packers star Henderson to speak at OAC At a glance Submitted photo Green Bay Packers legend William Henderson was inducted into the Packer Hall of Fame in 2011 and was a member of the 1997 and 1998 Super Bowl teams. He will speak at the Oconomowoc Arts Center at 6:30 p.m. Monday. What: "A Night of Inspiration with Green Bay Packers Legend William Henderson" When: 6:30 p.m. Monday Where: Oconomowoc Arts Center, 641 E. Forest St., Oconomowoc Tickets: $10 for adults, $5 for children 17 and younger, which can be purchased through the OAC box office at 560-3172 or www.TheOAC.net OCONOMOWOC – On Monday, former Green Bay Packers star William Henderson will share his story at the Oconomowoc Arts Center. M3 Marketing, Oconomowoc Parent Education Network and the OAC will present "A Night of Inspiration with Green Bay Packers Legend, William Henderson" at 6:30 p.m. Monday . Henderson was inducted into the Packer Hall of Fame in 2011 and was a member of the 1997 and 1998 Super Bowl teams. He stayed with the Packer organization throughout his championship career. Henderson will share with the audience his perspective on respect, teamwork and community involvement. The evening will also include a question-andanswer period and the opportunity to get pictures and autographs following the event. Photos, helmets and footballs will be available for purchase. Tickets for the event are $10 for adults and $5 for children 17 and younger, which can be purchased through the OAC box office at 5603172 or www.TheOAC.net. A portion of the proceeds goes to Oconomowoc High School and the OAC. Prices for an item with autograph are as follows: $25 for an 8x10 photo, $35 for an 11x14 photo, $45 for a mini Green Bay Packers helmet, $50 for an NFL replica football and more. Personal items range from $20 to $25 per item for one autograph. – Katherine Michalets, Special to the Enterprise 'It's going to be a memorable time'Big Al and the Hi-Fi's set to perform at Honor & Valor fundraiser At a glance What: "Honor & Valor" event When: doors open 6 p.m. Feb. 2 Where: Olympia Resort, 1350 Royale Mile Road, Oconomowoc Cost: $50 Information: www.honorandvalor.org By Amber Gramza Enterprise Staff OCONOMOWOC – Tim Counsell, aka Big Al, the lead singer of Big Al and the Hi-Fi's, said he is excited for the opportunity to give back to a community that he has been able to make smile for more than 30 years. "We put a lot of smiles on their faces, and in return, they've put smiles on ours," Counsell said. The evening is to benefit the new Veterans Memorial Park in Oconomowoc on North Main Street. The fundraiser starts at 6 p.m. Feb. 2 at Olympia Resort. Mike Begler will perform from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. with Big Al and the Hi-Fi's performing from 8 p.m. to midnight. The band stopped playing the travel circuit about seven years ago, but knew this fundraiser was an important one and decided they need to perform. The rest of the band includes members Les "Sticks" Phillips on drums, Cheech Counsell on rhythm guitar, Bill Reuter on lead guitar and the newest member, Charlie Darnell on bass guitar. "He's only been with us for 32 years," Counsell joked. Roy Orbison, Sha Na Na, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, The Coasters and Ricky Nelson were just some of the performers the band shared a stage with over the years. Counsell explained the band originally started on a whim in 1975 at a backyard party in Mapleton. "It was a '50s style party and we said we would bring a live band," Counsell said. "The rest is history ." Mac Dorn and Kurt Schrang have spearheaded the renovation and con- Submitted photo Big Al and the Hi-Fi's at a previous performance at the City Beach Bandshell. struction of new elements in the park. "In the last 100 years, 2,000 people have served in some capacity in the armed forces from this small town," Counsell said. Dorn and Schrang said their biggest goal is to unite all of the local veterans monuments. To help raise funds for the project, there will be memorial bricks available for purchase for $100 or $150 to be used as part of the park's freedom walk. "We want to make at least 1,000 bricks available for memorials," Dorn said in a previous interview. The Honor & Valor event will also have bracelets, basket and other raffles and silent and live auctions. For more information or to buy tickets for $50, go to www.HonorandValor.org. "It's going to be a memorable time," Counsell said. "If people want tickets, they should buy them ahead of time because we don't want to turn anyone away ." Email: agramza@conleynet.com