Lake Country Weekend Post

2 • LAKE COUNTRY POST • SEPTEMBER 26, 2015 GMTODAY.COM HEALTH American Legion & Aux- iliary DJ Martin Unit No. 8, meetings are held 2nd Mon. of each month at 7pm, Waukesha Elks Club on Springdale Rd. 262-542-4545. Bunco, 12:45pm every Tues., Oconomowoc Area Senior Center, 210 S. Main St., Oconomowoc. 262-567- 4288. "Take A Break! Parenting Young Children," spon- sored by People to People, 9:30–11:30am Wed., The Women's Center, 505 N. East Ave., Waukesha. 262-547-4600. Cudahy Historical Soci- ety Open House, 10–noon, last Sat. of the month, Cud- ahy Railroad Depot, 4647 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., Cudahy. Free. www.cudahyhistorical- society.org South Shore Speculators Investment Club, 6:15pm 1st Mon. of the month, St. Francis Public Library, 4230 S. Nicholson Ave., St. Fran- cis. 414-483-9653. Oconomowoc Quilters Guild, 7pm 3rd Thurs. of the month, Lord of Life Church, N60-W35980 Lake Dr. www.oconomowocquil- ters.com Free Lectures, 10:30am every Sun., Marian Center for Nonprofits, 3211 S. Lake Dr., St. Francis. 414-327-7849 or www.rsgm.net International Clown Hall of Fame, 10–4pm Mon.–Fri. & by appointment year- round, Tommy Thompson Youth Building, Wisconsin State Fair Park, 640 S. 84th St., West Allis. 414-290-0105. "Grieving the Death of a Partner," 1–3pm or 7–9pm Tues., St. Luke's Medical Center, 2900 W. Oklahoma Ave., Milwaukee. Preregister by calling 414-328-6280. Pettit National Ice Center, public ice skating, 7–9pm Mon., 11–1pm & 7–9pm Tues.–Thurs., 11–1pm & 7–10pm Fri., 1–3pm & 7–10pm Sat. & 1–3pm & 7–9pm Sun., 500 S. 84th St., West Allis. 414- 266-0100. Senior Ice Skating, 10– 11am & family skate night, 7–9pm Tues., Pettit National Ice Center, 500 S. 84th St., West Allis. 414-266-0100. Friends of the Alice Baker Memorial Public Library, 7pm 4th Tues. of the month, Alice Baker Memorial Public Library, 820 E. Main St., Eagle. 262-594-2800. Photographers Anony- mous, 7pm last Tues. of the month, Riveredge Nature Center, 4458 W. Hawthorne Dr., Newburg. 262-375-2715. Greater Milwaukee Rose Society, 7pm 2nd Tues. of the month, Boerner Botani- cal Gardens, 9400 Boerner Dr., Hales Corners. 414-774- 5567 or www.milwau- keerose.org. 414-425-7039. Concert Series, 12:30pm every 3rd Fri., Spring Creek Church, N35-W22000 W. Capi- tol Dr., Pewaukee. $10 gener- al admission, $5 students ages 5–17. www.springcreekon- line.com. Mark Knopfler, 7:30pm Sept. 30, Riverside Theater, 116 W. Wisconsin Ave., Mil- waukee. $55.50, $79.50, $109.50. 414-286-3663 or www.pabsttheater.org 2015 Milwaukee Film Fes- tival, Sept. 24-Oct. 8, at 5 Milwaukee-area theaters. www.mkefilm.org/tickets. Pix Flix: "Hocus Pocus," 6:30pm Oct. 12, Waukesha Civic Theatre, 264 W. Main St. Free. 262-547-0708, www.wauke- shacivictheatre.org 18th Annual Jewish Film Festival, Oct. 18-Oct. 22, Marcus North Shore Cinema, 11700 N. Port Washington Rd., Mequon. $10 & $9 for stu- dents & seniors older than 60. www.jccmilwaukee.org Monday Night Movies, 6:30pm 2nd & 4th Mon., Waukesha Public Library, 321 Wisconsin Ave. 262- 524-3682. Pix Flix: "Whatever Hap- pened to Baby Jane?" 6:30pm Nov. 2, Waukesha Civic Theatre, 264 W. Main St. Free. 262-547-0708, www.wauke- shacivictheatre.org. Movie Matinees, 1–3pm Tues., Elm Grove Public Library, 13600 Juneau Blvd., O'Neill Room. Free. www.elmg rovelibrary.org, 262-782-6717. "A Fresh Look at Portrai- ture," through Sept. 30, the Almont Gallery, 342 W. Main St., Waukesha. 262-542-1522. Public Spaces Private Authority, 1–5pm Wed.–Sun. Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, 2220 N. Ter- race Ave., Milwaukee, 414- 271-3656. Michael Imes Exhibition, 9–5pm Mon.–Sat., Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts, 19805 W. Capitol Dr., Brookfield. Free. www.wil- son-center.com or 262- 781-9470. "Fine Contemporary Art in a Landmark Setting," 11–4pm Tues.–Sat., Peltz Gallery, 1119 E. Knapp St., Milwaukee. 414-223-4278. Works by Amy Cropper, associate professor of art at Carroll University, ongoing, Waukesha Public Library, 321 Wisconsin Ave., Wauke- sha. 262-524-3680. The Potter's Shop Gallery, 10–6pm Mon.–Fri., 10–4pm Sat., 335 W. Main St., Waukesha. 262-547-1920. Allison Art House, 10–5pm Wed.–Fri. & 10–4pm Sat., evening hours by appoint- ment, 234 Brook St., No. 5, Waukesha. 262-970-9570. Almont Gallery, 10–6pm Mon.–Thurs., 10–8pm Fri., 10–4pm Sat. & noon–3pm Sun., 342 W. Main St., Wauke- sha. 262-542-1522. St. Paul Gallery, 10–5pm Tues.–Sat., 136 E. St. Paul Ave., Waukesha. 262-253-4829. Lil Gabriel Boutique & Galleria, 9:30–5:30pm Mon.– Thurs., 10–5pm Fri. & Sat., 19035 W. Capitol Dr., No. 106, Brookfield. 262-781-5858. Mafu Jiang & Shauna Wang, paintings, ongoing, Lil Gabriel Boutique & Galle- ria, 19035 W. Capitol Dr., No. 106, Brookfield. 262-781-5858. Beverly Designs, boutique & gallery, 10–5:30pm Mon.– Thurs., 10–7pm Fri., 10–5pm Sat. & by appointment, 149 E. Wisconsin Ave., Oconomowoc. 262-567-3650. Griffin Gallery, 10–6pm Wed., 10–8pm Fri., 10–5pm Sat. & noon–4pm Sun., 133 E. Wisconsin Ave., Oconomowoc. 262-567-1826. Current Gallery of Fine Art, 11–7pm Thurs. & Fri. & 10–2pm Sat. & by appoint- ment, N88-W16475 Main St., Menomonee Falls. 262- 255-3588. The Painted Bean Coffee House & Art Gallery, 6:30am–5:30pm Mon.–Fri., 8–2pm Sat., 1315 Wisconsin Ave., Grafton. 262-377-4374. Raku Night, last Fri. of the month, The Potter's Shop, 335 W. Main St., Waukesha. 262-547-1920. "Man At Work," art collec- tion, ongoing, Grohmann Museum, Milwaukee School of Engineering, 1000 N. Broadway, Milwaukee. 414- 277-2300 or visit www.msoe.edu "Shaping Creativity Out of Clay," presented by the Waukesha Clay Art Guild, 10–6pm Mon.–Fri., 10–4pm Sat., The Potter's Shop, 335 W. Main St., Waukesha. 262- 547-1920. "Works On Paper & In Porcelain," presented by Paula Murray & Ludmila Armata, ongoing, Elaine Erickson Gallery, 207 E. Buffalo St., Milwaukee. 414- 221-0613. Adult Pottery Classes & Individual Instruction, beginner & intermediate classes, The Potter's Shop, 335 W. Main St., Waukesha. Call to register. 262-547-1920 or visit www.clayartguild.com Playgroup with Stories, for Ages 2 & Younger, 9:30–11am every Wed. in Sept., at Central Library, 814 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwau- kee, & from 10:30–11:30am every Thurs. in Sept. at East Branch, 2320 N. Cramer St., Milwaukee. For ages 1–4, from 10:30–11:30am every Thurs. in Sept. at Zablocki Library, 3501 W. Oklahoma Ave., Milwaukee. A parent or guardian is required. Milwaukee Film Festival - Rated K: For Kids Barn Party, 10–1pm Sept. 26, Mil- waukee Public Library - East Branch, 2320 N. Cramer St., Milwaukee. Farm stories & crafts inside the library & petting zoo outside. Celebrate Hispanic Her- itage Month, 1–3pm Sept. 26, Forest Home Public Library, 1432 W. Forest Home Ave., Milwaukee. Story Time for Ages 2–6, 10am 3rd Tues. of the month, Babies "R" Us, 18550 W. Blue- mound Rd., Brookfield. Pro- gram is free, includes themes, stories, fingerplays & a craft. 262-594-5122. Crafty Bears, 10:30–11:30am Tues., Delafield Public Library, 400 Wells St., Delafield. 262-646-6230. Tot Time for Ages 1–3 Years, 11am Tues. & Wed., 10am Thurs.–Sat., Betty Brinn Children's Museum, 929 E. Wisconsin Ave., Mil- waukee. 414-390-5437. "MOPS - Mothers of Pre- Schoolers," 6:30–9:15pm 4th Tues. of each month, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Big Bend. 262-679-9696. Daytime Creative Dance & Visual Arts Classes for Home-Schoolers Ages 4 & Older, Thursdays, Dance- works Studio, 1661 N. Water St., Milwaukee. 414-277-8480. Play Group, 9:30–10:30am Fri., New Berlin Public Library, 15105 Library Ln., New Berlin. 262-785-4980. Krafty Kids for Ages 3 & Up, 11:30am Fri., Betty Brinn Children's Museum, 929 E. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. 414- 390-KIDS. Story Time for Ages 3 & Up, 11am Fri., Betty Brinn Children's Museum, 929 E. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. 414-390-KIDS. "Front Lines" speaker series, 10:30am Sun., Oak- wood Church, 3041 Oakwood Rd., Hartland. 262-367-1212 or tracy@oakwoodnow.org "Windows to Understand- ing" lecture series, 1pm 3rd Mon. of the month, Olive Wood Theatre at Tudor Oaks Retirement Communi- ty, S77-W12929 McShane Dr., Muskego. Free. 414-529-0100. National Council for Geocosmic Research Organization, 6pm 4th Mon. of the month, Wauwatosa Lions Club, 7336 St. James Ave., Wauwatosa. $7 & $10. 920-474-7404. CALENDAR OCONOMOWOC — On Oct. 16, the students of St. Paul's Lutheran School, 210 E. Pleasant St. are going to run around Fowler Park tak- ing part in the Race for Education. Some may run one lap, most will run a bunch, but all are running for a good cause in the school's only fundraiser, the Race for Education. Being a parochial school, St. Paul's receives no government funding; the school is entirely fueled by donations and tuition. The donations come from its annual fundraiser, the run around Fowler Park. Leading up to it, the students handwrote 2,100 letters to family mem- bers, community mem- bers, local government officials and local busi- nesses in an attempt to solicit funds for their upcoming run. The fundraiser annual- ly raises between $20,000 and $22,000 dollars and on the day of the event Fowler Park will be over- flowing with children covered head to toe in orange and blue. The funds go into the general budget to buy new technology, to fund bus and field trip fees, foreign language pro- grams, updates to the schoolhouse or anything that will benefit the entire school. "The kids get very involved in this and they run around as many times as they can," Race for Education coor- dinator Laura Kiley said. "It's a quarter-mile course and a lot of the kids challenge each other. Someone went around the course 18 times once." Anyone interested in making a donation should contact Kiley at contact@loft24wi.com. By Eric Oliver Enterprise Staff OCONOMOWOC — The Oconomowoc Parents Education Network's fourth installment in the Stairway to Heroin series will emphasize the influence parents have on a child's decision to not use drugs. "Playgrounds to Pills: Prevention Begins with Parents" will be from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tues- day at the Oconomowoc Arts Center, 641 E. Forest St., with a resource fair in the OAC lobby from 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. "Since healthy habits are formed at a young age, it is never too early to lay the foundation for a drug-free lifestyle," OPEN Coordinator Katie Westerman said. Westerman said the program will feature: ■ Techniques to teach resiliency and refusal skills at an early age, ■ Childhood brain development and its impact on decision-mak- ing skills, ■ Parenting strategies that make a difference: monitoring, having diffi- cult conversations and setting boundaries, and ■ A review of the Oconomowoc Area School District random drug testing policy. 'Dose of Reality' Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel announced a new public information and aware- ness campaign last week aimed at preventing abuse of prescription painkillers. The "Dose of Reality" campaign will feature television and radio spots, social media activity and advertising to inform residents about the improper use of prescription painkillers, highlight the dangers of inadequate storage and disposal, address issues specific to medical providers, parents, stu- dents and young adults, and encourage positive actions. "The epidemic of prescription painkiller abuse is taking an enor- mous toll on our chil- dren, our families and our community," Schimel said in a video on the campaign's website. "None of us as parents would leave a loaded handgun on the kitchen counter, and yet very few of us think twice about leaving prescrip- tion painkillers sitting in our medicine cabinets unsecured, and those prescription painkillers are killing a lot more people than handguns." The campaign launch comes a month ahead of the Department of Jus- tice's Drug Take Back Day on Oct. 17. While medical experts and law enforcement officials have drawn a connection between painkiller abuse and heroin use, Department of Health Services Secre- tary Kitty Rhoades said 45 percent of the state's 843 drug overdose deaths in 2013 were caused by opioid painkillers. Schimel's office stressed the campaign is "not designed to vilify prescription painkillers nor those who prescribe them, but to raise aware- ness that when used or stored improperly, they can be dangerous or even deadly. Prescription painkillers can be benefi- cial when properly pre- scribed by a licensed medical or dental professional, properly used as directed, stored securely and disposed of properly." The Wisconsin Medical Society was quick to praise the effort. The organization's president, Dr. Jerry Halverson, said: "Too often in circum- stances like these, it's easy to think it's someone else's problem." "This epidemic affects people in every demo- graphic throughout our state — all ages, all incomes, all races and all geographies — and no one can afford to sit on the sidelines if we are to bring this crisis under control," Halverson said. Also contributing: Arthur Thomas, Enter- prise Staff Email: eoliver@conleynet.com Stairway to Heroin events complimented by county-wide campaign Parents United programs to discuss childhood anxiety, transitions By Lauren Anderson Enterprise Staff WAUKESHA — Two upcoming seminars will offer training for area parents, educators and community members on several challenging issues related to children. Parents United, a con- sortium of school dis- tricts from across South- eastern Wisconsin that hosts programs about students with special needs, will host a "Tran- sition Planning for Fami- lies and Students" semi- nar from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Country Springs Hotel. The pro- gram will focus on the transition planning pro- cess and the importance of involving family mem- bers and students. Guest speaker Cheri Sylla, Wisconsin Statewide Parent-Educa- tor Initiative family engagement coordinator for CESA 1, will lead the workshop. Parents United Director Edie Scott said the semi- nar will cover various topics such as preparing for transition discussions during a child's Individu- al Education Plan (IEP) meeting and preparing a post-secondary transition plan (PTP). The second seminar, "Understanding and Treating Childhood Anxi- ety Disorders," will be held Oct. 8 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., also at the Country Springs Hotel. It will focus on current childhood disorders, how anxiety differs from fear, how it manifests at school, an overview of cognitive behavior models of anxiety and specific treatments for social and generalized anxiety. Guest presenter David Jacobi of Rogers Memo- rial Hospital will lead the session. Scott said the Parents United seminars and trainings this year will focus in particular on trauma-informed care, which stresses taking into consideration peo- ple's past experiences with trauma and pro- motes awareness of related symptoms. Pro- grams are developed based on input from par- ticipating districts' spe- cial education and stu- dent services directors, as well as attendees. The programs draws in a cross-section of people, Scott said. "We see special educa- tion teachers, psycholo- gists, grad students, moms and dads, anyone caring for kids," she said. A partnership with Concordia University now allows professionals to earn graduate credits by attending the sessions. The group began 14 years ago with profes- sionals from four school districts — Kettle Moraine, Pewaukee, Arrowhead and Oconomowoc Area — and has since grown to include 21 districts throughout Waukesha County and beyond. Scott attributes the growth to the group's longevity, the quality of speakers at its programs and increased awareness of special education needs among students. Scott said the group serves a particularly spe- cial purpose for parents of students with special needs, as they can con- nect and talk about their unique parenting chal- lenges. "I think some parents think they are all by themselves out there," she said. "But here you can sit with people you never knew before, you can talk about your kid with a neighbor, arrange play dates or coffee dates and see each other month after month." Anyone interested in attending an upcoming program can contact Scott at ediescott1950@zoho.com. Email: landerson@conleynet.com Racing around the park for a good cause Annual St. Paul's fundraiser only one of the year set for Oct. 16, donations open "The kids get very involved in this and they run around as many times as they can. It's a quarter mile course and a lot of the kids challenge each other. Someone went around the course 18 times once." Laura Kiley Race for Education Coordinator At a glance Who: St. Paul's Lutheran School What: Race for Education When: Oct. 16 Where: Fowler Park Donate to the school or by emailing contact@loft24wi.com

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