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Lakeland Health Care Center resident Jean Ohl plays a beanbag toss game with volunteer Amelia Adcock, a student at Burlington High School, and Racquelle Simons, of Delavan, a student at UW-Whitewater who helped facilitate the Next Generation program.
HEATHER RUENZ Wonders of Walworth County
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Next Generation program connects teens and seniors By Heather Ruenz
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he facilitators of a new program that was created to offer a way for area teens and seniors to connect said the first session could not have gone better. And in many ways, it exceeded expectations. Dubbed the Next Generation program, the idea came out of a discussion between Colleen Lesniak, the volunteer coordinator for Walworth County, and Mary Stenzel and Mel Davis, social workers at Lakeland Health Care Center. “We talked about starting some new volunteer programs and then Racquelle (Simons), who had volunteered as a high school student and now goes to UWWhitewater, came to us and asked if we had any new opportunities,” Lesniak said. “So she jumped in and kind of took the lead.” The first session wrapped up last week, and Lesniak said the goal is to offer it twice a year, once in the spring and again in the fall. Each Tuesday afternoon, a speaker kicked off the program followed by an activity. In the first session, students came from Big Foot, Burlington and Elkhorn, though the program is open to kids from anywhere. The students officially were signed up as volunteers and earned a total of 10 hours community service for participation in the eight-week session. Most of the students wanted to be part of the program because they’re considering going into a medical field, according to
Lesniak. There were general guidelines for the students, including that their phones couldn’t be out, in part for privacy reasons but also to avoid distraction. But she said students were interactive with residents immediately.
GENUINE INTEREST Lesniak said the program will evolve, but a survey given to the students at the end of the session offered some surprising results. “One thing the kids said is they want more time with the residents… not more activities, just more time to talk with them,” she said. “It was great to see the connections students and residents made.” Davis agreed. “It’s been very rewarding for myself and for our residents, including memory care residents who function on many different levels. When I watched the residents with the students, I could see a spark in many of them. I saw smiles, laughter and enjoyment on their faces,” Davis said. Activities varied each week but included a beanbag toss, table and card games, an Easter egg hunt, a large parachute activity and a pool noodle/ balloon game. The residents, much like the students, focused on the enjoyment of making the connection when asked what they thought of the program. “I really enjoyed visiting with the children. It has been wonderful seeing
them. My advice for them is to take advantage of all of the activities the community has to offer. Get involved,” resident Carol Hafs said. Jean Ohl said she really enjoyed meeting the kids. “It has been wonderful,” she said. Resident Cherise Beck, who was a special education teacher, truly enjoyed the interaction with the kids. “I just love being around children. I miss spending time with kids. This has been just wonderful. I love it,” Beck said. One of the things that impressed Davis was the genuine kindness the students
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showed. “They engaged with the residents equally despite the residents’ different physical and cognitive limitations,” she said, adding that it’s been a joy to share the experiences with residents’ family members.
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• Next Generation future. Nursing homes are dealing with shortages, so to see some of these kids decide to go into fields that can help address that is great,” Lesniak said. Though still in the early stages and focused on Lakeland Health Care Center because it’s the county’s nursing home, which is part of Lesniak’s job, she said she’s more than willing to talk to other facilities interested in starting a similar program. Davis said the residents looked forward to the program each week.
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“It has been a very heartwarming experience,” she said. Lesniak said the students looked forward to it as well. “It was fun for them and that’s the key to any volunteering. The great thing with youth is if you provide the foundation, the kids take it from there,” she said. “I’m beyond excited about how well it went,” Lesniak added. “One of my goals has been to increase volunteer impact at the nursing home. Now that we’ve got it started, I really hope to see it grow.”
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Resident Carol Hafs hits the balloon with a pool noodle while Kaylee Anzalone, of Elkhorn Area High School, gets ready to back her up and Nancy Edmundson keeps an eye on the action.
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Margaret Pacolt, a resident, and Toree Pacza, an EAHS student, check out the goodies they got following an Easter egg hunt.
In an anonymous survey given to the students that volunteered for the Next Generation program at Lakeland Health Care Center, they rated the program and offered comments. Here is a sampling of what they had to say: “It’s good to give back… (I learned about) other cultures… (I’d like) less time for speakers and more time with the residents to talk and interact with each other.” “(I learned) what they enjoy doing and what kind of things they did back in the day.” “It gave me experience with different people, and it’s important to help elders… (I learned) about their personal life, to be happy and positive, and to always smile.” “Maybe we could do two days a week so we can get to know the residents better. They all have amazing stories.” “(I learned about the aging process that) it’s important to be patient. They taught me to not take things for granted, that each day counts and that a smile goes a long way.”
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People keep duck(ing) inn RESTAURANT EVOLVES, BUT PATRONS LOVE TRADITION by Todd Mishler
But there was no turning back, and The Duck Inn has prospered because of Karbash’s hard work and determination while maintaining its historic look and feel while offering casual fine dining as one of the region’s top-flight supper clubs. “A big part for me was to bring back the past and keep the building like it was from the original time frame,” Karbash said about delivering on the historic vibe that started when it opened back in the Prohibition era. According to its website, The Duck Inn was a speakeasy at which patrons were to secretly “duck in” for a drink and the bartender would tell them to be quiet and “speak easy.” After Prohibition ended, Wisconsin liquor licenses were issued mostly outside the city limits, with the contingency being that establishments needed to serve food — thus supper clubs were born. That meant serving up traditional culinary fare such as the Friday night fish fry and Saturday prime rib, not to mention a relish tray and/or cheese and crackers.
Duck Inn owner Jeff Karbash spends much of his time at work mixing cocktails for customers. The restaurant serves traditional supper club fare and serves as a gathering place for regular customers.
And many washed their meal down with a cocktail, typically an old-fashioned, martini or Manhattan, most of which Karbash mixes at the large bar that sits between two dining areas. And don’t forget ice cream drinks. Those continue to be menu staples, in addition to their namesake (duck), but Karbash said visitors’ palates have adapted as his food offerings have evolved. The current lineup includes such items as anglers’ pasta of sautéed shrimp, scallops and crab; chicken cordon bleu; USDAcertified Angus beef steaks and Grecian pork chops; and orange roughy and lobster tails.
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It took a combination of good fortune and fortitude for Jeff Karbash to first survive and now thrive in the business world. Karbash was born and raised in Delavan and went to school in Minnesota for two years before finishing his degree at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in December 1989. He earned experience in the restaurant arena and thought about owning his own place, but that wasn’t his first goal. “I worked throughout college at restaurants and the thought crossed my mind, but when I got out of college I was looking at sales and wanted to join a Fortune 500 company. But nothing came my way.” Lucky for him, and for area diners. He worked at Millie’s (currently Rosewood) and moonlighted at Anthony’s, trying to save the seed money to buy a restaurant. Ready or not, that opportunity came to fruition in 1994 when he and his wife, Nora, bought The Duck Inn, at the intersection of Highway 89 and County A in Richmond Township. “It actually was the third place I looked at,” Karbash said. But after his first two options fell through, his task became reopening and revitalizing an establishment that had been closed for six years. “I was working on a shoestring budget, but we put in new carpet, a kitchen floor, coolers, new table cloths and did some major cleaning,” he said. “We closed on the place May 10 and opened on June 2 … and things kept breaking down. I was 100 percent in debt.”
A place to meet The Duck Inn also features an impressive wine list, including sparkling, dessert, red and white varieties. And they sell a host of domestic, premium/imported and Wisconsin specialty beers. Although people keep returning for the food and drinks, Karbash said a trip to The Duck Inn means much more. “It’s our location, and we sort of fill a nice niche,” he said. “But it’s more about the experience and the atmosphere. A couple will come to the bar for a cocktail and they’ll run into somebody else and they’ll all go share a table. We have a local vibe and we’re sort of a gathering or meeting place.” For now, Karbash doesn’t see himself retiring anytime soon — because his daughters are ages 16, 13 and 11 and Nora
The Duck Inn features two dining areas, this one being the main room, and the smaller one on the opposite end of the building often serves as a banquet facility.
is a hands-off, silent kind of partner when it comes to the restaurant. “I don’t know that any of the kids would want to take it over, and you would want the place to go to the right people after putting so much into it,” he said. “We had a dry spell from 2008-12, but fortunately we’ve done pretty well in keeping it going. “Besides, I don’t know what else I would do,” he added. “Oh, I can’t say it hasn’t crossed my mind, but there are a lot of emotions tied to it.” And that’s why people keep coming back.
For more information The Duck Inn is at N6214 Highway 89, in Richmond Township. It opens at 4 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays through Saturdays and at noon on Sundays from April through December. From January through March, it still opens at noon Sundays but at 4 p.m. on Thursdays through Saturdays. Call 608-883-6988 for more information or to arrange for banquet facilities.
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VIP’s 2018 Individual Achievement Award Recipients are, from the left (front) Jennifer Coon, Clifford Katzman, Cheyanne Michael and Briana Scaro, (back) Heather Helman, Stephen Weisbrod and Jason Tieman.
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The Elkhorn Rotary Club is honored as VIP’s 2018 Community Partner of the Year. From the left (front) Rotary members Chris Aune, Dawn Heath, Bryan Iwicki and Bill Campbell are joined by (back) Ed Scaro, VIP Board President and Cindy Simonsen, VIP Executive Director and Rotary Club Member.
Nearly 200 clients, business representatives, family members and guests recently convened at Evergreen Golf Club to pay tribute to VIP Services outstanding Individual Achievement Honorees for 2018. The 2018 Client Individual Achievement Honorees celebrated were Jennifer Coon, Heather Helman, Clifford Katzman, Steven Lempart, Cheyanne Michael. Gina Pollock, Briana Scaro, Jason Tieman, and Stephen Weisbrod. Clients selected are those that have achieved increased time and/or meaningful associations and connections in more integrated and inclusive settings. The individuals have demonstrated progress in the following areas: • Achieved employment in an integrated setting; • Made a meaningful connection with a community member; • Explored a community based setting that contributed to significant discovery of a new interest or skill; • Transitioned services from facility based to community; • Provided evidence that they are moving toward living a “full life;” • Made significant progress toward their meaningful, measurable objective
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Area woman plays for women’s lingerie football team By Troy Sparks
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ate Mestan surfed through the internet one day and read some information on social media about a women’s professional indoor football team that got her attention. She passed up the opportunity to try out because the timing wasn’t right, and she was too busy working. After refocusing on her priorities, the self-described 27-year-old workaholic was ready to pursue her interest in playing football. Mestan saw a Facebook page on the Chicago Bliss, a women’s lingerie football team that competes in the Legends Football League. “About five years ago, I read something,” she said. “I was just on Facebook, just (looking). And I Kate Mestan saw these little pages (and clicked the “like” button). So I was like, ‘What’s the Legends Football League?’ And it was a bunch of girls. And I’m like, ‘OK, I don’t want to look at that.’ (I kept looking) and I was like, ‘Wow, I want to do this!’ This is like the NFL.” The women who play in the LFL wear a two-piece bikini suit and foam shoulder pads on top of their sports bra, which has their uniform number on the left side. For head protection, they wear hockey helmets with the face shield. They play for the love of the sport and have real jobs. This isn’t a powder-puff girls’ flag football league. These women hit and tackle hard, and as in all contact sports, injuries and bruises will occur in every game.
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Mestan received a tryout invitation from Chicago after John Alder, Mestan’s personal trainer in high school, contacted Bliss coach JaDae McGuire, a former athlete at West Virginia University and a one-time member of the Green Bay Packers. She went down to Chicago and impressed the coaching staff in the 2-1/2 hour workout. That led to invitations to minicamp and the regular training camp. “When I first went in, I thought there were going to be a lot of people,” Mestan said. She said about 25 players tried out for the team and after the final round of cuts, the Darien resident made the squad and became a starter for the four-time league champions at center. Chicago is in a rebuilding year after some of their players from the 2018 championship team departed. They play a four-game regular season schedule and they are 0-2 so far with losses to the Atlanta Steam at home and Austin (Texas) Acoustic on the road. Mestan is learning a lot as a rookie while enjoying the camaraderie of
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her teammates. “Every girl is going to have their moments where they’re going to make mistakes and everybody’s not perfect,” Mestan said. “I, for one, am a firm believer in that. These girls, when you need somebody to pick you up, I know I can count on my teammates to pull me back up when I mess up on something. And then they actually motivate me and get me to where I’m practicing more and making sure I’m doing better.”
Meeting the fans
Mestan would like to have a five- to eight-year career in the league. She said the team gets tremendous fan support at their home games. “I’ve been signing autographs for kids when we had our first home game, and I was like, ‘Wow, there’s a lot of kids here,’” Mestan said. “At least the parents know that this is actually like football. It’s not like, ‘Oh, girls wearing bikinis and we’re pretty much starting fights.’ I’m glad some families, especially like wives and girlfriends, understand that because the sport is supposed to empower women and make them feel a little bit better.” Mestan tells kids to learn to dream big and learn to bounce back when things don’t always go their way.
Past, present and future
Mestan graduated with an associate
degree in criminal justice and law enforcement at Gateway Technical College in Elkhorn. The 2011 Delavan-Darien High School graduate went into the police academy and was entering the home stretch. Mestan didn’t complete the last three weeks and two days of training because she became sick and the academy dismissed her. Mestan has little free time, and she likes to keep busy. She worked as a security officer, patrol officer and a private arms security officer. Mestan is a minority owner of CPR Certifiers with her mother Cathy. They teach CPR classes to employees such as medical personnel and first responders and train them for certification or re-certification. Mestan also spends a lot of time in the gym as a personal trainer, but she takes a break from training some of her clients during the football season. Mestan likes to help her clients reach their fitness goals. And she went from being overweight to looking leaner and muscular. Mestan weighed about 230 and 240 pounds before she began working out. In nearly a three-year period, she lost 80 pounds of fat and gained 30 pounds of muscle through endurance and weight training.
Support from family and friends The athletic background in the Mestan household originated from Kate’s dad,
Steve, who was a defensive lineman in high school, and older brother, also named Steve, who was an all-Southern Lakes Conference linebacker for the Comets and played football from 2009 to 2013 at the University of Kansas. Kate played softball and was a sprinter in track at D-DHS. Mestan said her brother, who now lives in Lawrence, Kansas, gave her the inspiration to play football. Both of Kate’s parents plan to attend her last Bliss regularseason home game on July 20. Kate’s parents, brother and Alder are her role models. “My brother is my big motivator,” she said. “I really looked up to him in high school, even though I was the cheerleader type and always cheering him on. I know now he’s there cheering for me. It’s quite rewarding. “It just shows that someone that you keep looking up to can have so much of an impact and so much learning that you learned from this person and (say), ‘Hey, my brother taught me (football) and I’m good at it, so I’m going to do it.” Mestan has a place in her heart for Jeff Myers, who gave her the nickname “X-Factor,” which meant “an excellence that one can’t describe that makes someone very unique with an extraordinary ability and a gift that will allow an individual to reach their goals if they put their mind to it.” That is also the name of her personal training business. Kate and Jeff were childhood friends and homeroom buddies from the sixth grade through high school. Myers served in the U.S. Army and worked as an HVAC technician. He was in the apprenticeship program in Madison at Komfort Heating and Kettle Moraine Heating and Cooling at the time of his death, at age 24, in 2017. At this point, Mestan doesn’t plan to slow down, relax a bit and smell the roses because there are more goals in her life to accomplish.
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A scrapbook contains mementos, including this poster, from American Legion Post 45 in Elkhorn’s first fundraiser, which established the Elkhorn Legion Athletic Club and sponsored amateur boxing in the pavilion at the Walworth County
Fairgrounds. This lasted until the mid to late 1950s when most people had a television so could then watch professional boxing, according to Jim Boardman of Post 45.
Remembering the Legion Athletic Club
It featured amateur boxing in the stock pavilion at the fairgrounds By Heather Ruenz STAFF WRITER
In addition to 2019 being the centennial celebration of the American Legion it’s the 100-year anniversary of American Legion Post 45 in Elkhorn. In honor of the post’s ongoing celebration, members are sharing its history including bringing amateur boxing to the area. “Elkhorn American Legion Post 45 established in August 1919 and has been involved in the community for the same number of years,” Post 45 member Jim Boardman said. “One of the earliest fundraising projects was establishing the Elkhorn Legion Athletic Club to present amateur boxing in the stock pavilion at the Walworth County Fairgrounds,” he added. Boardman explained that there were amateur boxers from southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois who would compete for a small purse at the boxing events.
“The original tickets sold for a dollar and ladies were welcome to view the fights,” he said, adding that the boxing bouts at the fairgrounds lasted until the mid to late 1950s when the majority of people had televisions and could watch professional boxers on the Friday Night Fights show. “In our archives we have a large scrapbook of all the advertising posters and newspaper clippings of the boxing events,” Boardman said. Tickets in that scrapbook reveal that the Amateur Boxing Bouts began at 8:30 p.m. on event nights and “Every Seat a Ringside Seat” at, as Boardman said, a cost of $1. Though the participants varied, boxers included the following from the Southern Lakes area: Leonard and Ray Krug, Burlington; Jerry Kegley, o East Troy; Bobby Hermance and Frances Toynton, Genoa City; Eddie Curtiss, Lake Geneva; Dennis Walton, Spring Prairie; and John Anzelin, Elkhorn. Other names of people from this area on several programs included judges C.H. Agnew, Whitewater, and J. Arthur Moran, Delavan, and serving as an announcer, Dr. H.E. VanderVeen, Genoa City. The scrapbook contains an editorial from the Elkhorn Independent in regards to the boxing, which states, in part:
See LEGION ATHLETIC CLUB, Page 12
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This newspaper article reports the results of one of the boxing nights in Elkhorn.
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Johnson sisters enjoy success in softball, sheep showing arenas By Daniel Schoettler CORRESPONDENT
The competition doesn’t only show on the field for senior Sara and junior Jacee Johnson. And the sisters don’t only hit and pitch for the Whitewater High School softball team. They have enjoyed success in showing sheep across the nation, including at the Walworth County and Wisconsin State fairs. “We are supporting each other whether we are showing sheep or playing softball on the same team,” Jacee said. “We show sheep all summer long at some major jackpot shows all over, and just being out there helps a lot.” The two won $13,000 for getting grand champion lamb overall at the State Fair this past summer and racked up $14,000 showing another sheep at state. Among the other notable showings were winning the UW-River Falls jackpot as well as a grand champion and reserve grand champion overall at the Dodge Point Lamb Exravaganza in 2017. In 2016, Sara added reserve grand champion and supreme breeding sheep. “We grew up on a farm our whole lives, so we grew up being responsible and working hard in anything we do,” Sara said. “We support each other showing
sheep as well as softball. At sheep shows, you have hundreds and thousands of people watching you, and that helps when you are on the softball field.” Their mom, Sasha, said that showing sheep helps them compete in softball. “It helps them with their drive and competitiveness along with working hard to strive to be better,” Sasha said. “They work with their lambs all the time, just like they work with softball.” During the softball season, their schedules get busy for both sisters. After practices and games, they are training their sheep for the summer showing season; they work with the sheep in the barn for two hours before getting their homework done. “We work with our lambs every single day before our shows, and there is a lot of commitment that goes into that,” Jacee said. Jacee added that training involves either walking the sheep on a treadmill or around the whole farm. They also make sure they are able to stand for the whole show. The siblings’ softball careers started around the time they were 8 years old. They have played travel ball with teams such as the Rock River Stix.
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“Many have voiced the opinion that boxing shows are tainted with the atmosphere of a gambling house or something of like distastefulness. Such was the case years and years ago when the prize fights were unlawful and were held in an out-of-the-way place where authorities would not be likely to appear,” it states. The editorial goes on to say that changed “with the formation of boxing commissions, the adoption of rigid rules and the presentation of boxing matches purely in the light of sport. Likewise the radio has overcome some of this opposition to boxing shows for with the Dempsey-Tunney bouts and others brought to the fireside by the big chain programs, much of the fear of them has been eliminated.” Perhaps the most entertaining items in the scrapbook however, are actual newspaper clippings of stories – and more specifically, the creative headlines. “5 Good Scraps Dished Out to Crowd Friday” is a headline of one story followed by “Delavan Boy Sends Genoa City Mixer to Canvas” for the subheading. In another story, it’s heading is “Ciszewski, Floyd Billed to Trade Wallops in Windup.” Also in the scrapbook are several posters from the boxing bouts. In addition to announcing that ladies are invited the posters show the matchups and their weight class. Near the bottom of the poster is a statement proving that a $1 ticket is a steal: “850 Ringside Seats,” it states.
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the Walworth County Agricultural Society and the racehorse owners of the area – began sponsoring the “Early Race Meets” at Walworth County Fairgrounds. “This was harness racing at it’s best as this was referred to as the ‘spring proving grounds’ for younger pacers and trotters that were racing for the first time,” he explained. He said there were entries from all over the Midwest and the grandstand at the fairgrounds was nearly full both days, Saturday and Sunday. “I remember in the early 1950s, movie actor Charles Coburn brought several of his horse’s from California,” Boardman said. The early race meet was usually two to three weeks before the tracks in Chicago and around the area opened for the season. Boardman said the race meets continued on until the early 80s and then faded because of a lack of interest and manpower. Other events that Post 45 sponsors, or did in the past, are Legion Baseball, Badger Boys State and Badger Girls State. The post has also sponsored the junior shooting competition, an air rifle sport and given to the community in many other ways. American Legion Kelly-GarnerKatzman-Stoflet Post 45 has a strong membership but welcomes new members. They meet on the second Monday of the month at 103 E, Rockwell St. (at Heritage Hall, Elkhorn, which is part of Walworth County Historical Society) with social time at 5:30 p.m. and the meeting at 6 p.m., which they try to keep to an hour.For more information email elkhornamlegion45@ gmail.com.
No longer Pease in a pod Dylan’s graduation ends run of brothers
playing together at Whitewater High School By Daniel Schoettler CORRESPONDENT
“Football is a different intensity, but as much as he worked us hard in football, you could tell that his true love is baseball,” Dylan said. Cooper added that it talking about sports doesn’t end when the meetings or games are over. “Practice and games don’t just end after meeting with the team, because we always want to talk about it after,” Cooper said. “I enjoy having him as a coach because it helps me a lot being able to learn from him and how he did it.” Dylan said that the big moments in baseball have been more meaningful because his uncle, mom and sister always have been along for the ride, too. “This is probably the coolest because you got your dad and uncle coaching, but having my mom and sister always here with us while we’re playing baseball,” Dylan said. “Every sport has been a family affair the whole time.” Dylan plans to play baseball at Wisconsin Lutheran College and major in sports broadcasting and marketing.
It has been a family affair when it comes to the high school athletic careers of Dylan and Cooper Pease. Because Dylan was a senior and graduated in early June, the just-completed baseball season was the last time the two played together and were coached by their father, Jim. “It will be a lot different without him (Dylan) next year, but there is nothing better than playing with him because we know what each other is thinking,” Cooper said. “We’re always on the same page.” Dylan and Cooper, a junior, have been threesport athletes, also suiting up for football and basketball together. “We have played together forever, whether it was in the front yard playing basketball against each other or Wiffle ball and stuff,” Cooper said. “It wouldn’t be the same.” The brothers say that playing together doesn’t really fuel any competition as much as it might with other siblings. “We know each other inside and out, so when we are working together we are working to be the best that we can be,” Cooper said. They said playing together in so many sports only has allowed them to share that many more special moments that they will cherish forever. It doesn’t matter whether it is Dylan throwing a strike to Cooper at catcher or a pass to each other in basketball. “The fact that we have been around sports all our lives, we both take pride in the knowledge aspect of the game,” Dylan said. “When Cooper calls pitches, he knows where I am, so I don’t have to shake him off. The same in basketball. I always know where he’ll be as we always feed off each other.” The Pease brothers say they try to lead by example, especially when under their dad’s leadership on the diamond, rather than tell other players what to do. “Ever since we have grown up, he has always wanted us to not tell every-body what to do, but to just lead by example,” Cooper said. “To be leaders on and off the field kind of pushes us, but that is also how we grew up.” Their father said that his boys know that he expects more from them than any other athletes he coaches. “It’s not always a lot of fun having your dad coach you, and they know that there are things that I expect from them that I don’t expect from others,” Jim said. “Not necessarily skill-wise, BOB MISCHKA PHOTOS Wonders of Walworth County but work ethic and things that they Top: Dylan Pease, who graduated in June, often have to do. I love it, and I wouldn’t could be found pitching to his younger brother and give up anything to coach them.” While the Pease brothers have had Whippets’ catcher, Connor (bottom), who shows off his skills with a bat. At the left: Dylan and Connor’s father, their dad as a baseball nearly their Jim, talks strategy with his sons and other Whitewater entire lives, he’s also been the WHS football coach the last couple of years High School players.
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Calendar of Events The calendar of events is compiled from a variety of sources. Although we make every attempt to provide accurate information, we suggest you verify information about specific events prior to making travel plans.
JUNE
27 Tony Romo Football Camp, 1-3 p.m., Burlington Community Education Department, 400 McCanna Pkwy. For kids in grades three through 5. Info: 262763-0210. 28 Elkhorn’s Star Spangled Celebration. 5-10 p.m., Sunset Park, 200 Devendorf St. Holton Band performs at 7:30 p.m. Food and snacks will be available for purchase from the Elkhorn Chamber, Elkhorn 4-H and Elkhorn FFA. Fireworks at dusk. Info: ElkhornChamber.com. 28 Southern Wakes United Water Ski Show Team performs at 7 p.m. at Lauderdale Landing, W5625 Westshore Drive, Elkhorn. 29 Southern Wakes United Water Ski Show Team performs at 7 p.m. Babe Mann Park, 951 Proctor Drive, Elkhorn. 29 Wisconsin Walking Horse Show, horse arena, Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., Elkhorn. Call 262-723-3228. 30 Antique Flea Market, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., Elkhorn. It’s held four times a year and features more than 500 vendors and a variety of unique treasures. Admission for spectators is $5 a person. Call 414-525-0820 or visit nlpromotionsllc. com. 30 Southern Wakes United Water Ski Show Team performs at 7 p.m. Cravath Lake, 407 S. Wisconsin St., Whitewater.
JULY
3-7 Annual Fourth of July celebration. July 3: 4 p.m. Miss Whitewater pageant, 8 to 11 p.m. live music; July 4: 10 a.m. parade, 2 to 11 p.m. live music, 10 p.m. fireworks; July 5: live music 5 to 11 p.m.; July 6: Family Day with kids activities starting at 10 a.m., live music 2 to 11 p.m., fireworks 10 p.m. Carnival and food vendors throughout festival. Other highlights: car show, Whippet City Mile, Friends of the 4th. Visit whitewater4th. com. 4 Southern Wakes United Water Ski Show Team performs after the Fourth
Saturdays on the Square in Elkhorn Veteran’s Park in downtown Elkhorn hosts Saturday’s on the Square until Oct. 12 (No market July 6 or Aug. 31). According to the Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce, the event is a new concept inviting all types of vendors. The market will have local, handmade products along with fresh local growers and food vendors. For more information, visit www. elkhornchamber.com.
Concerts in the Park on Geneva Lake The Concerts in the Park series returns for 2019 at Flat Iron Park in Lake Geneva. The family friendly weekly event offers two hours of music ranging from bluegrass, to alternative rock, to jazz. Bring lawn chairs, picnic blankets and friends for an evening of entertainment with a lakeside view. Street food and beverages will be available for purchase. Upcoming concerts include: • June 27 – Tony Ocean; • July 11 – Matt Meyer and the Smooth Riders; • July 18 – Un-Hich’d; • July 25 – Georgia Rae Family Band; • Aug. 1 – Weird Science; • Aug. 8 – Saturday June Band For more information, visit www.visitlakegeneva.com. of July Parade on Cravath Lake, 407 S. Wisconsin St., Whitewater. 4 Delavan’s Let Freedom Ring Fourth of July festivities at various locations in the city. Features pancake breakfast from 7-11 a.m., parade, live music and entertainment, flag ceremony and fireworks. Info: 262-728-5585, ext. 2 4-7 The East Troy Lions Club Fourth of July celebration at Rossmiller Park, 3072 Graydon Ave., East Troy. Live music, beer tent, car and bike show July 6, rodeo on July 7, fireworks July 6, food and more. Independence Day parade steps off at noon July 7 in downtown East Troy. Info: easttroylions.org/ 6 Browns Lake Venetian Fest, begins at 3:30 p.m., Aquaducks water ski show, live music, boat parade, fireworks and more. Info: find it on Facebook. 11-14 Fourth annual Elkhorn Ribfest at the Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., Elkhorn, featuring a national rib competition presented by Miller and Frank’s Piggly Wiggly. The event features live music throughout, food, an artisan vendor alley, a beer garden and camping. It’s open 3 to 11 p.m. Thursday, July 11, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 12 and 13, and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 14. Call 262-723-3228 or visit walworthcountyfair.com under “events.” 13 Rummage and bake sake, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Cross Lutheran Church, 126 Chapel Terrace, Burlington. From 2 to 3 p.m. everything you can fit in a bag is $1. Info: 262-758-9334. 13 Southern Wakes United Water Ski Show Team performs at 6:30 p.m. Scenic Ridge Campground, Whitewater. 13-14 Cars Time Forgot car show, Lake Lawn Resort, Delavan. More than 1,200 cars line the shore of Delavan Lake. Saturday’s activities include a Road Tour, Poker Run, Gimmick Rally and Lakeside BBQ. Register cars at gate for $20. Spectators pay $10 per car to park and take shuttle. Info: carstimeforgot.com. 17 Junior Beef Steak Cookout, 4 to 7 p.m., Activity Center, Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St. Call 262723-3228. 20 4-H Fun Horse Show, horse arena, Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., Elkhorn. Call 262-723-3228. 20 Aquanut Water Show, 6 p.m., Lance Park, 55 Lance Drive, Twin Lakes. 24 Aquanut Water Show, 6 p.m., Lance
sales downtown Elkhorn, plus food and dancing. 10 Southern Wakes United Water Ski Show Team performs at 6 p.m., Babe Mann Park, Elkhorn. 10-11 Jericho Productions Open Horse Show, Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., Elkhorn. Call 262-723-3228. 11 Antique Flea Market, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., Elkhorn. It’s held four times a year and features more than 500 vendors and a variety of unique treasures. Admission for spectators is $5 a person. Call 414-525-0820 or visit nlpromotionsllc. com.
25 Browns Lake Aquaducks perform at 6:30 p.m., Fischer Park, Burlington. Junior show at 5 p.m.
14-18 Lake Geneva Jaycees 57th Annual Venetian Festival, Flat Iron Park, downtown Lake Geneva. Carnival, live music and entertainment, boat parade, arts and crafts fair, water ski show, fireworks and more. www.venetianfest.com
25-28 Andalusian Midwest Horse Show, horse arena, Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., Elkhorn. Call 262-723-3228.
15-16 – Wisconsin Christmas Tree Convention, Activity Center, Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., Elkhorn. Call 262-723-3228.
26 Southern Wakes United Water Ski Show Team performs at 7 p.m., Lauderdale Landing, Elkhorn.
15-18 – NBHA State Barrel Races, horse arena, Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., Elkhorn. Call 262-723-3228.
26-27 Maxwell Street Days and The Vintage Square, Wehmhoff Square Park located at 355 N. Pine St. Burlington. Sidewalk chalk painting, Rubber Duckie Dash, Chocolate City Clue Quest Scavenger Hunt, trucks and cars for you to explore and admire, music and food. Curated two -day street market with a focus on all things vintage, antique, reclaimed, repurposed, upcycled and handmade. Info: burlingtonchamber.org.
16-17 – Midwest Pro Rodeo will return to the Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., Elkhorn. Gates open at 5 p.m. each day and tickets will be available at bighatrodeo.com, the Walworth County Fair Office and Simons Feed in Elkhorn. Tickets: adults, $12 in advance or $15 at the gate; kids 8-11 years old, $8 in advance or $10 at the gate; kids 4 and younger are free. Info: 815-648-1971. School, half-marathon, half-marathon relay and 5K. Pancake breakfast, postrace party at 841 Brewhouse. Visit http:// runwhitewater.com.
Park, 55 Lance Drive, Twin Lakes.
27 Southern Wakes United Water Ski Show Team performs at 6 p.m., Babe Mann Park, Elkhorn. 28 Pediatric Brain Tumor Ride for Kids, Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., Elkhorn. Call Meghan at 262749-4413. 28 Old Settlers Day celebration and picnic, 1 p.m., Village Park, Palmyra.
This calendar is compiled from a variety of sources including area chambers of commerce and visitors’ bureaus. Times, dates and location are subject to change. We suggest you confirm events before making travel plans.
AUGUST 2-3 Elkhorn Corn and Brat Days, Veteran’s Park in downtown Elkhorn. Hours: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Corn and brat roast, live music and entertainment, kids activities, arts and crafts vendors and more. Info: www.elkhornchamber.com. 3-4 34th annual Summer Elkhorn Madison Classic Swap Meet & Car Show at the Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., Elkhorn. A show that features more than 1,300 car part vendors, hundreds of cars for sale in the Cars for Sale Corral and more than 13,000 spectators. It will feature Chevelles and Novas though all makes and models are welcome. Spectator admission is $7 for adults and kids 13 and older (parking at the fairgrounds is available for $3) and a wide selection of food will be for sale. The hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday. Dash plaques for the first 200 vehicles registered. For details call 608-244-3228 or visit madisonclassics.com. 9-10 Maxwell Street Days, sidewalk
First Fridays on the East Troy Village Square The East Troy Area Chamber of Commerce’s First Friday event series runs from 5 to 8 p.m. the first Friday of the month until Nov. 1 in East Troy Village Square Park, 2881 Main St. The event runs in conjunction with the chamber’s weekly farmers market. This year’s themes are: • July 5 – Splash into Summer; • Aug. 2 – Square Fest; • Sept. 6 – ET’s Got Talent; • Oct. 4 – OcTROYber Fest; • Nov. 1 – Art and Wine Walk. For more information, visit easttroy.org.
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Sisters Sara (No. 7) and Jacee (No.8) Johnson are two big reasons why Whitewater High School’s softball team won seven of its first nine games this season, contributing at the plate and here April 13 on the mound in a doubleheader against McFarland.
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“They are pretty competitive in showing or playing softball,” Sasha said. “They are still there to back each other up and support each other.” As for softball, Jacee said her sister is a good teammate. Sara currently leads the Whippets in strikeouts with 72 and is third on the team in hits and first in runs batted in this season. “I think Sara is very hard working as she is doing very well pitching right now,” Jacee said. “We definitely support each other on and off the field.” Sara says that her sister always has been a great teammate and that she is good at getting the team fired up. Jacee has 12 hits on the season with three runs driven in along with 4 2/3 innings of work on the mound with four strikeouts. “Sara is pitching well and she is a workhorse, while Jacee is playing excellent at shortstop and has been hitting the ball great lately,” Whippets head coach Ron Sdano said. “They all feed off their teammates because it seems like they get along with everyone and that they are a group that works together and feeds off each other.”
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