Lake Country This Month

JULY 2013 Page 2A • FREEMAN & ENTERPRISE LAKE COUNTRY Pewaukee Area Arts Council celebrates annual spring fashion event Out & About walking the runway included Waukesha County Executive Dan Vrakas, Waukesha County Sheriff Dan Trawicki, and M Magazine Editor Amy Siewert. Models strutted wearing fashions from Bruce Paul Goodman, Lieblang Leather and Fine Mens' Apparel by Squire. PEWAUKEE – The Pewaukee Area Arts Council, PAAC, held their annual "Spring Bling!" on April 30 at the Country Springs Hotel. The lunchtime event featured a fashion show and live purse auction. Toya Washington from Channel 12 News was the celebrity emcee. Other local celebrities Photos by Tamara Conley Gogin The FREEMAN & ENTERPRISE Lake Country THIS MONTH How to reach us 801 N. Barstow St., P.O. 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Call 542-2501 PAGE REPRINTS Go to www.gmtoday.com/freemanreprints Patti Maynard of Pewaukee talks with Kelli Belt of Pewaukee and Alisha Schulz of Mukwonago. Polly Hughes of Hartland, Cheryl Thomas of Pewaukee, Lynn Richardson of Waukesha and Karen Krause of Hartland pose for a picture. Vrakas From Page 1A priorities. Our budgets are created to meet those goals and objectives. Charles Auer/Freeman Staff Waukesha County Executive Dan Vrakas speaks during a grand opening ceremony at Gaco Western on June 12. FREEMAN: What noteworthy capital projects are slated for funding next year? VRAKAS: The largest single project next year is a $9.4 million digital radio tower system upgrade for the Department of Emergency Preparedness and all municipalities within Waukesha County. The new equipment replaces an outdated analog radio system. In addition, we will be extending our Voice Over IP telephone system to most county buildings. We expect full payback on the project through operational savings within 24 months. FREEMAN: How have federal spending cuts known as sequestration affected budget planning for next year? VRAKAS: A budget is August 17 & 18 232140006 Mukwonago American Legion Post 375 57th Annual Maxwell street days Celebrate our flea market FIELD PARK, MUKWONAGO - Hwys 83 & NN OVER 600 SELLERS Offering a Variety of Goods Always FREE ADMISSION (Buyers allowed on grounds after 7 am) Reasonable Off-site Parking Available (Pets, Bicycles & Skateboards Prohibited) For information and 2013 schedule: www.maxwellstreetdays.net www.mukwonagochamber.org FOOD & REFRESHMENTS Available on Grounds Dee Dee Meier of Waukesha and Amy Kommer attend the fundraiser. really a blueprint for the coming fiscal year. We create that blueprint by doing a lot of research and utilizing the best information we have available at the time. We anticipate the biggest impact of sequestration on the county will be through cuts in federal funding to state programs. The state will then pass those cuts on to the county through the state budget. FREEMAN: Has the state's new biennium budget presented any substantial funding losses to the county? If so, how will those cuts be addressed? VRAKAS: The biggest cut affecting Waukesha County was to the state court system. In the past, when cuts were made to the state courts, the program that provides grants to counties was also cut. If history is a guide, we anticipate losing an estimated $118,000. The exact amount is not yet known. That could mean that Clerk of Circuit Courts Kathy Madden and her staff will have to identify operational savings to make up for the deficit. FREEMAN: If federal funding of the air traffic control tower at Waukesha County Airport is cut in September through sequestration, will the county continue tower operations and how will they be funded? VRAKAS: This spring, many members of Congress across the country, including Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner, Congressman Paul Ryan and Senator Ron Johnson, made it clear that the FAA airport tower program should be spared from sequestration. After a lot of hard work by our elected representatives, the FAA reversed its original plan to cut the tower program. I find it difficult to believe that the FAA would want to go through that experience again and reinstate the cuts. Getting to know ... Dan Vrakas My greatest achievement is: Raising my beautiful daughters My favorite book is: Too hard to call, I enjoy fictional thrillers My favorite movies are: "Caddyshack," "Casablanca," "Raiders of the Lost Ark," "The Sound of Music," and "It's a Wonderful Life" My favorite childhood memory is: Family camping and working in my family's restaurant The person I most admire is: My father The worst job I had as a teenager: Cleaning out the grease trap at the restaurant The food I like best is: Fried chicken My favorite hobby is: Cycling My favorite music group is: Spring City Jazz My goal this year: To be a good steward of Waukesha County My pet is: My childhood dog, Red; and our family dog while the girls were growing up, Lucy. My favorite vacation place is: The island of Lefkada, Greece, near my grandfather's home Cabinetry for Every Room, Every Budget! SAVE BIG! CLEARANCE SALE Selected displays on sale! Great for Basements & Rec Rooms! All in-stock cabinets on sale! 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