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Area events calendar......................................... 6 Thanksgiving feast for the senses.................................. 7 Smooth travel this holiday season......................... 13 Sperino’s – a slice of Italy................................... 15 Frenzied flights of the hummingbird....................... 21 A varied slate at Young Auditorium......................... 25 Grand Geneva is ready to flip the switch............................ 28 A family with 40 years in Christmas trees.......................... 31 Twin Lakes to host Trees on Parade............................ 37 Breezy Hill designs a season of light............................... 39 Veteran honored for positive outlook............................. 47 Through the Lens....................................... 49

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Home for Thanksgiving The aroma of roasting turkey fills the air, setting a comforting yet familiar scene that is interrupted often by the friendly chime of the doorbell as friends and relatives arrive to share a special day. Thanksgiving, like no other holiday, is a time to gather those near and dear for a feast of epic proportions. In this month’s issue, we’ve compiled some tips from top local chefs to help you make the most of the holiday.

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1 Blacksmithing workshop at Old World Wisconsin –Try your hand at the rudiments of blacksmithing using traditional 19thcentury tools and a coal-fired forge. You’ll be able to fashion all sorts of useful items during the workshop, and will receive a copy of Old World Wisconsin’s Blacksmithing Training Manual. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Reservations are required. The cost is $150 and includes all materials. Old World Wisconsin in Eagle. (262) 594-6301 www.oldworldwisconsin.org 6-15 Dine Around the Lakes is a

restaurant week for the Walworth County area. Participating restaurants will offer special three-course menus for lunch and dinner that are available only during the Dine Around The Lakes week. Enjoy a three-course lunch for only $10 or $15 per person. Come back for a three-course dinner, for $20 or $25 per person. Reservations at all participating restaurants are strongly encouraged.

7 Holiday Craft and Vendor Fair – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at First Lutheran Church, 1101 Logan St., Lake Geneva. A variety of craft items and vendor products just in time for the holiday season. Bake sale, raffles, and food for purchase. Admission is $1. Sponsored by the Riverport Chorus of Sweet Adelines International 7 Beer and Spirits at the Grand Geneva

Resort and Spa, Lake Geneva. More than 100 different types of beer from more than 35 Midwest craft breweries and distilleries. Food sampling, live music and silent auction benefitting the Friends of Big Foot State Park. (262)245-1000, www. lakegenevabeerandspirits.com

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9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Walworth County Fairgrounds, Highway 11. (262) 248-4655

Round Robin Craft Show – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Walworth County Fairgrounds, Elkhorn Middle and High School, Jackson School, The Monte Carlo Room, St Patrick’s Grade School in Elkhorn. Admission $3. Free shuttle buses. Food available. (262) 723-3228

Dinner on the Farm, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Yuppie Hill Poultry, W1384 Potter Road, Burlington. Call Lynn at (262) 210-0264 to make reservations. www. yuppiehillpoultry.com

14-15 Holiday Open House at downtown Lake Geneva businesses. This Streets of Lake Geneva event features an explosion of holiday happenings from more 6

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21 Annual Turkey Trot – At Big Foot Beach State Park. Warm up your Thanksgiving appetite in Lake Geneva for the 11th Annual Turkey Trot sponsored by Clear Water Outdoor with benefits to the friends of Big Foot Beach State Park. Bring the whole family and join runners, joggers and walkers for some lighthearted fun! The costume theme of this year’s Trot is Lumberjacks and Lumberjills. Spot awards may be awarded for best costume. Registration opens at 8 a.m.

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21 Paint N’ Sip event at the Abbey Resort in Fontana. Participants may enjoy a glass of wine as a professional artist guides them through the creation of an original piece of art in a relaxed atmosphere with music and friends! At the end of the session participants take home a 16 by 20 canvas originating with the class themed painting. It starts at 4 p.m. and costs $45 per person. Make reservations by calling (800) 709-1323.

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Ceremony, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Grand Geneva Resort & Spa, 7036 Grand Geneva Way, Lake Geneva. Roam the halls taking in all of the sights and sounds of Christmas and see more than two million lights illuminate for the first time this season followed by a Grand Fireworks display. Enjoy holiday cookies, hot apple cider and live music. (800) 558-3417, www.grandgeneva.com

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28-29 East Troy Electric Railroad’s Christmas Express Train – 9:30 a.m.; 12 p.m.; 2:30 p.m. on both days. The magical ride will take riders a half hour from the East Troy Depot (2002 Church Street) to Santa’s workshop located at the Elegant Farmer. Here children can visit Santa and get a photo taken with the jolly elf himself! Santa’s workshop wouldn’t be complete without a craft project and some hot chocolate and cookies to enjoy after working on those crafts! Reservations are required. Although we make every attempt to provide accurate information regarding area events, dates and times may change or events may be cancelled. We suggest you confirm events before you finalize your travel plans.

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LOCAL CHEFS OFFER ADVICE ON PREPARING A GREAT THANKSGIVING MEAL by Sandra Landen Machaj CORRESPONDENT

hanksgiving marks the beginning of the holiday season. It is the time when we finally admit that summer is over, autumn is quickly slipping away and winter will soon be upon us. But, more importantly, Thanksgiving is a time for family, friends, and food. It is a time of celebrating and being grateful for all the good things in our lives. It is a time to appreciate family and share with them the fruits of the fall harvest. The tradition of celebrating and being thankful goes back to the pilgrims who served a lavish feast in thankfulness for having survived the first year in the new land and especially for surviving the cold New England winter. While they served a great feast of the fall vegetables that they had grown, they also served seafood because of its easy availability. Possibly some ducks or pheasants were also served. Wild turkey may have been served but it was

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Do everything possible ahead of time. Include your children when preparing the food.” – Chef David Ross

not the tasty birds available to us today, but a dry stringy bird with little breast meat. In spite of this, the turkey has become the centerpiece of our Thanksgiving feast along with all the trimmings, including dressing, gravy, cranberries, mashed and sweet potatoes, fall vegetables, rolls and dessert. Just thinking about putting together a meal of this proportion for a group of extended family and friends is enough to make the person responsible for producing this meal wonder if it can or even should be done. But we do have help for you to make this day run more smoothly and still produce that great Thanksgiving feast. Two of the top executive chefs in the Lake Geneva area, took the time to share some of their tips on how to prepare the best possible Thanksgiving dinner without becoming so overwhelmed that you don’t enjoy the holiday.

Lake Lawn Resort Executive Chef David Ross has spent the last 20 years at Lake Lawn Resort and is responsible for all the food that is served there. He began working in the food preparation business at the age of 18 as an apprentice at the former Playboy Club of Lake Geneva. He has worked on the openings of many local resorts including Geneva National, Americana, and the Abbey. According to Chef Ross, the best way to prevent becoming overwhelmed is organization and including everyone possible in the preparations. “Do everything possible ahead of time. Include your children when preparing the food,” he said. “It will take some of the stress

off of you and it is a great way to pass on your cooking skills to the next generation.” The big item at the Thanksgiving dinner is always the turkey. When asked about fresh or frozen turkeys, the answer was simple. “Fresh turkeys can cost two to three times the cost of a frozen turkey. It probably isn’t worth that much difference in price as there are ways to enhance the flavor.” One of the best ways is to brine the turkey. To brine your bird place it in a solution of 4 cups water to which 1/4 cup of kosher salt and 1/4 cup of sugar have been added. Other flavors can also be added such as maple syrup, or cider to give a subtle flavor to the cooked bird. Brining the turkey will keep it moist when it cooks. Turkeys always seem to take a long time to cook. Many of us remember our mothers or grandmothers getting into the kitchen very early on Thanksgiving morning to stuff the bird and get it into the oven. To really speed up the cooking process, Chef Ross recommends deboning the breast and the thighs. They can be cooked separately in much less time. When purchasing a turkey, do you wonder whether the tom or hen turkey is the better choice? According to Chef Ross, the tom is his choice because the meat has a richer flavor. Defrosting the turkey is important and should be done over several days in the refrigerator. Letting it sit on the kitchen counter or in the kitchen sink for days as some may remember their grandparents doing is not a safe way to defrost. Then there is the dressing, or stuffing. At Lake Lawn Resort they use dressing as the preferred name. Why? Well, first of all, they don’t stuff the bird. The dressing is baked in the oven in its

This display of pumpkins and squash at the Grand Geneva Resort stirs thoughts of baked butternut squash and pumpkin pie as part of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner.

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own pans. Every family seems to have its own special recipe for making dressing and everyone thinks that the dressing or stuffing that they grew up with is the best. Recipes vary from plain bread stuffing or cornbread stuffing, to ones enhanced with mushrooms, raisins, nuts, pecans, oysters or pork sausage. Dressings served at Lake Lawn are a basic bread dressing but often enhanced with wild mushrooms, seasonings and fruits. They don’t usually make sausage dressings so vegetarians have a hearty dish to eat. When it comes to cranberries should they be fresh or jellied from a can? Without hesitation the answer from Ross was fresh. “Why would you serve anything from a can at a holiday meal? It is easy to make a cranberry-orange relish by cooking the fresh cranberries with some oranges and port wine and water. Flavor with ginger and cinnamon to your taste and you have a tasty fresh relish that brings out the flavor of the cranberries.” Sweet potatoes are another traditional Thanksgiving food. They, too, can be prepared in advance. Bake or boil them, slice and glaze with brown sugar. At Lake Lawn, Ross often prepares sweet potatoes whipped and topped with a pecan streusel or a marshmallow fluff. This is another dish that is easily prepared the day before and will just need to be popped in the oven to be heated on Thanksgiving Day. For those who don’t cook, Grand Geneva and Lake Lawn resorts offer Thanksgiving buffets that start with cheese and fruit and continue through the traditional turkey and dressing.

The Grand Geneva Michael Sawin has held the position of executive chef at the Grand Geneva Resort for the last seven years and oversees the food preparation for both the banquet division and the restaurants in the resort. Chef Sawin began his career by attending the Culinary Institute in Hyde Park, Ill.. He was mentored by Chef Bernard Cretier, owner of Le Vichyssoise in Lakemoor, Ill., where he learned many of the nuances of fine dining. He later moved on to LeFrancais the other high-end French restaurant in the northwest suburbs, where he worked under the famed chef Jean Blanchet. Once again the discussion started with the centerpiece of the meal, the turkey. “Due to the avian flu there is a shortage of birds and the prices have skyrocketed,” Sawin said. “We use a combination of fresh and frozen turkeys. Because we need so

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many for the Thanksgiving buffet, we use frozen turkeys there. In the Chop House, we are able to purchase enough fresh turkeys for their needs.” “The biggest mistake that most people make when cooking a turkey is to cook it at too high a temperature,” Sawin said. “Turkeys need to be cooked slowly so that the breast meat does not dry out before the thighs cook through. “When cooking a turkey breast, 200 degrees for four hours will give you a

nicely cooked breast. For a whole turkey 325 degrees is the best setting, and baste the turkey frequently during cooking,” he said. “Turkeys can also be injected under the skin with oil to keep the meat moist. Adding a flavor such as truffle oil on the breast and legs halfway through the cooking process or taking apricots and fresh rosemary and water and cooking it down, then spreading it on the breast is a great way to add subtle flavors.” Turkeys at Grand Geneva are all cooked

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Decorating is easy at this time of year to give any dinner a festive look. Using the colorful fruits of the season, a party atmosphere is easily attained.

without stuffing. Chef Sawin explained that cooking them without being stuffed allows the heat to permeate the cavity for a more even cooking from the inside and it saves cooking time. Place the dressing in a casserole dish the day before and heat in the oven to save time on Thanksgiving Day. No Thanksgiving dinner is complete without gravy and yet it is one of the items that many people struggle with. According to Sawin, a good gravy starts with a good roux. A roux is a mixture of oil and flour. The oil is heated and then the flour added while stirring until it cooks to a light nutty brown color. Be careful not to burn it. Once it hits that stage add some turkey stock and let it cook. It will thicken as it cooks. He encourages cooks to season the gravy to their own tastes and add giblets, if desired. Grand Geneva grows many of its own herbs and some of its own fruits and vegetables. Those they do not grow are usually purchased from local farms such as apples from Haf’s Orchard in Genoa City and eggs from Yuppie Hill Farm in Burlington. “Food preparation is a matter

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Turkeys can also be injected under the skin with oil to keep the meat moist. Adding a flavor such as truffle oil on the breast and legs halfway through the cooking process or taking apricots and fresh rosemary and water and cooking it down, then spreading it on the breast is a great way to add subtle flavors.”

Chef Michael Sawin of taste so it is important to experiment to find the collection of seasonings that you and your family enjoy,” Chef Sawin said. “Rules for cooking have changed over the years leaving room for creativity.” Thanksgiving is a fall harvest feast and serving fall vegetables is a tradition. Acorn, butternut, spaghetti squash or any fall squash that you enjoy are easily prepared. Bake or boil and add a little honey or brown sugar and butter for a tasty treat. Brussel sprouts, another fall vegetable, are also popular at Thanksgiving feasts. Vegetables can all be cleaned and cut the day before and some can even be cooked ahead of time. In our weight-conscious times the main Thanksgiving meal is sure to ruin diets, but it is one time when dessert is enjoyed by those who don’t usually indulge in after-dinner sweets. For many that means pumpkin pie served with whipped cream, but that certainly is not the only choice. Pecan pie is a close second especially in the south where they are famous for their pecans. But the two chefs would not let desserts be limited to jut these items. Chef Sawin suggests a pumpkin cognac cheesecake served with a crème anglaise and decorated with pumpkin brittle on top. Chef Ross suggests a chocolate bourbon pecan pie or a

traditional apple pie.

Not a cook? If cooking the Thanksgiving dinner still seems overwhelming, then perhaps a dinner out is what is on your menu. Both Grand Geneva Resort and Lake Lawn Resort offer Thanksgiving buffets. Chef Ross and the Frontier restaurant at Lake Lawn offer a Thanksgiving feast of all the traditional foods and many other choices. Diners may start with a variety of salads, an iced seafood bar and move onto the chef’s carving table to choose from maple-roasted turkey breast and garlic Dijon crusted roast beef sliced to order. A variety of chafing dish creations, including traditional roasted tom turkey and the traditional sides are also available. A dessert table is also provided. The price is $40.95 for adults, $16.95 for children 4 to 12 and complimentary for those younger than 3. Visit www.lakelawnresort.com for more information or call (262) 728-7950 for reservations. Lake Lawn also offers a complete turkey dinner to go for those who prefer to eat at home but want the convenience of a chefprepared meal. These must be ordered in advance. At the Grand Geneva Resort they, too, SPIRIT of GENEVA LAKES

offer a buffet feast with more food than is possible to eat. Starting with the butternut squash bisque soup through an array of salads to the cold seafood offering, you will be full before you even get to the turkey and other carved meats available. The Chop House will also be serving a Thanksgiving feast. As an added treat, in the Grand Ballroom, Chef Sawin is hosting the annual Geneva chefs facing off in an in-house Iron Chef competition. They are each provided with a basket with secret ingredients and have a limited time to produce a top quality meal. Selected members of the audience will judge the finished products. The competitions will be held twice – at the 10:30 a.m. and at the 1:30 p.m. seating. Visit www.grandgeneva.com for the complete menu or call (800) 558-3471 for reservations. In each of the rooms, the price includes champagne, taxes and gratuities. In the Chop House, prices are $57 for adults, $26 for children 6 to 12, and $13 for children 2-5. In the Grand Ballroom prices are $65 for adults, $33 for children 6 to 12 and $13 for children 2 to 5. Whatever way you choose to celebrate Thanksgiving, do it with passion and a love of family as you share this time together.

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Speaker Hal Tinberg will present “Forensic Detectives: Identifying America’s Fallen Heroes,” in celebration of Veterans Day at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Lake Geneva Public Library. Tinberg will reveal how state-of-the-art testing by the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory was used to identify the unknown Vietnam soldier and the first casualty of the Vietnam War. More than 1,600 missing-in-action soldiers remain unaccounted for from the Vietnam War, and DNA testing can provide closure for their families by identifying their loved ones. Tinberg will also detail how newly developed DNA technology and forensic detective work was used to identify more than 60 percent of victims from the 911 attacks. The presentation also discusses the amazing effort to find and separate the remains of the hijackers from those of the 911 victims, thereby preserving the sanctity of those who perished. The program is sponsored by the Friends of the Lake Geneva Public Library. Tinberg earned Bachelor of Arts and doctoral degrees in zoology in 1968 and 1971 respectively from the University of California-Los Angeles. His areas of expertise include biochemistry and cell biology, and he completed postdoctoral studies at

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Thanksgiving is a time for family and friends, and many travel by car to celebrate those connections. Keeping the family vehicle in top condition will prevent holiday travel disasters.

How to make it over the river and through the woods Thanksgiving is all about tradition and traveling “over the river and through the hills” to celebrate the day with family and friends is a big part of that tradition. However, roadside emergencies are one of the fastest ways to put the brakes on Thanksgiving travel plans. Holiday travelers can minimize the risk by planning ahead and preparing properly. According to AAA roadside assistance data, millions of roadside breakdowns could be prevented with basic vehicle maintenance. A recent AAA survey revealed that 35 percent of motorists skipped or delayed service or repairs that were recommended by a mechanic or listed in the vehicle’s factory maintenance manual.

“Its important motorists keep their vehicle operating safely,” said Nick Jarmusz, director of public affairs for AAA Wisconsin. “Neglecting scheduled maintenance can damage your vehicle, leaving you with expensive car repairs.” According to AAA, motorists can save an average of $100 per visit solely by maintaining their vehicle. In 2014, AAA responded to more than 29 million calls for roadside assistance, with the majority (17 million) due to battery failure, flat tires and keys locked inside the vehicle. To make sure your vehicle is keeping up with its maintenance schedule or, in the case of breakdown, Spirit magazine SPIRIT of GENEVA LAKES

recommends the following auto service providers: • Pete’s Tire, 1520 N. Fairway La., Elkhorn, (262) 723-2906. In addition to a wide selection of tires, Pete’s offers preventative maintenance, major repairs and roadside emergency service. • Wilmot Auto Service, 11307 Fox River Rd., Wilmot, (262) 862-6300. Wilmot Auto Service has been providing complete auto and truck repair since 1951. Here are some tips provided by AAA to help motorists make sure their vehicles are operating in top condition: • Batteries: Automotive batteries typically last between three and five years, with reduced battery life in hotter

climates. To avoid an unexpected battery failure, AAA recommends that drivers have their vehicle’s battery tested when it reaches three years of age and on an annual basis thereafter. According to a recent survey, two thirds of Americans have never had their car battery tested prior to their vehicle failing to start. • Tires: Keeping tires properly inflated and routinely checking tread depth is critical to safety, yet AAA found that 60 percent of Americans do not check tire pressures regularly. Tire pressures, including the spare tire, should be checked at least once a month, and when tread depth reaches 4/32” AAA recommends replacing tires. • Keys: Despite the rising popularity of passive keyless entry systems, AAA has not seen a significant reduction in the number of calls related to drivers being locked out of their vehicle in the last decade, proving that it is difficult to prevent this common mistake. “Problems with a flat tires, overheated cooling system or a battery that quits are common reasons motorists call AAA for assistance. There are more than 12 million calls each year related to engine trouble, fuel issues and other mechanical misfortunes,” Jarmusz said. Other key findings from AAA’s 2014 roadside assistance data include: • AAA towed more than two million vehicles for enginerelated issues and an additional 600,000 vehicles for transmission failure. • More than 235,000 vehicles were towed due to brake system failures. • While most modern vehicles are equipped with low-fuel lights, AAA provided gasoline fuel delivery to more than half a million vehicles in 2014. • Due to members incorrectly fueling their gasoline-powered vehicle with diesel fuel, or vice-versa, AAA towed more than 13,000 vehicles to repair facilities. Since its founding in 1902, the not-for-profit, fully tax-paying AAA has been a leader and advocate for the safety and security of all travelers. AAA clubs can be visited on the Internet at AAA. com.

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There is nothing like the symphony of scents a customer meets when walking through the front door of this Elkhorn restaurant – garlic and simmering tomato sauce, along with hints of oregano, good, fresh cheese and sausage made right on the premises. The atmosphere is friendly and inviting, whether patrons eat in the dining room or are picking up a takeout pizza. Sicilian menu items made from authentic Italian recipes with the freshest ingredients evoke immediate hunger. That’s why Sperino’s, still situated on the site where the original restaurant was built, has been the go-to place for excellent Italian food in this area since it opened in 1967. “The original owner was Sperino Maiale,” said Kristin Aune, marketing manager SPIRIT of GENEVA LAKES

of the business, and daughter-in-law of the current owners Chris and Sherry Aune. Maiale was a well-known Walworth County deputy sheriff. At one point in his career, he even ran for sheriff. Maiale realized there was a lack of good Italian restaurants in the area around Geneva Lake, and decided to build one on this property where North Wisconsin Street curves east, just north of downtown Elkhorn. “When he opened, he called it The Spaghetti House,” Kristin Aune said. His Sicilian recipes were based on real Italian food he loved. And that’s one reason why Sperino’s has experienced such longevity. “We’re still using the original recipes,” Aune said. Good food at good prices is always popular. Especially when so much of that food is made with fresh ingredients. “Our pizza dough is made from scratch,” Aune said. “We have a big mixer dedicated to just that. The sausage for our pizzas is always made here, and so are the sauces.” Sperino’s makes sausage and sauce about once per week. During busy months in the summer, when visitors as well as regular customers are requesting pizzas and other popular dishes, the staff mixes up to 52 gallons of tomato sauce at one time. It’s stored in airtight plastic tubs in their kitchen

refrigerators. “We make our own meatballs,” Aune said. “And we use mozzarella from Grande Cheese Company, which is right here in Wisconsin. Their mozzarella is very high quality.” Customers love it.

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The Pepperoni Pub (top photo) offers a great place to gather with friends in a casual atmosphere. It’s no surprise, then, that pizza (above) is the food of choice. Diners have the option of ordering a 30-inch party pizza that requires an extra-large pan and cutting board (right).

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The Spaghetti House in 1976 and moved to this area to run it. Realizing that Maiale had developed an excellent customer base during nine years at the restaurant, the Ippolitos decided to keep serving the same recipes, and to expand. The Ippolitos renovated The Spaghetti House, and changed its name to Sperino’s Little Italy to honor its original owner. They also added the more informal Pizza Room on the east side, the Monte Carlo Banquet Hall on the west, built another kitchen to accommodate additional food preparation, and modernized the original one. Maiale had always done catering, but the Ippolitos expanded that side of the business, as well as carryout and delivery. Now, they could accomplish it all. Reservations for the banquet hall began flooding in. Old customers and new came to dine. Always popular, the restaurant became even more so. After 21 years in the business, the Ippolitos decided to retire. They sold it in the mid-1990s to the first non-Italians to own it, Chris and Sherry Aune. The Aunes had met and married while they both worked at The Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Mich. After moving to southeastern Wisconsin, Chris worked for The Abbey Resort, Lake Lawn Lodge, Geneva National, and Interlaken (now Geneva Ridge Resort). This gave him a great background to be the owner of Sperino’s. He and Sherry expanded the carryout and delivery service, and renovated the Monte Carlo Room. They also renovated The Pizza Room, and renamed it The Pepperoni Pub. Their son, Cory, now works with them as manager of the businesses and his wife, Kristin, is in charge of marketing. This second generation has been associated with

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The main dining room at Sperino’s offers a full menu of Italian specialties. The business also includes the casual Pepperoni Pub, Accustom Catering and the Monte Carlo Room banquet facility.

Sperino’s Little Italy for several years. “It’s a real family business,” Kristin Aune said. “We’re very proud of that.” DINING OPTIONS ABOUND There are several other things that make this restaurant complex unique. One is the historic main Little Italy dining room that was the original Spaghetti House started by Sperino Maiale. It surrounds customers with old-world ambience. Prints typical of Southern Italy structures line the walls, and an array of

empty wine bottles are suspended from the rafters. It’s a cozy room, seating about 50 people at one time at booths and tables set with simple white pottery dishes. Some of those tables are large enough to hold place settings for eight diners. Daily specials are offered by Sperino’s during dinner hours. They’re not part of the menu – the servers inform customers of the extra dishes that are available. Descriptions of most of these can also be found online under the heading “Specials” on the restaurant’s website. All of these recipes are

made from scratch on the premises. Accustom Catering is Sperino’s exclusive custom food service, available anywhere in the southeastern Wisconsin area or at the Monte Carlo Room for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and hors d’oeuvre parties. Sperino’s owners have 45 years’ experience in the food and beverage industry. Accustom Catering has served gatherings at the Riviera Ballroom, Geneva Cruise Lines, at corporate offices, schools, parks, and private residences. Their experts

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work with party organizers to achieve the most for each available dollar, whether it’s an intimate festivity for a dozen friends, or a full-out revel requiring servers, food, wine, and tableware. Holiday catering is one of Sperino’s specialties. Sperino’s prepares special menus, offering broasted chicken or Italian beef among other entrees, lasagna and various pastas, salads, and a scrumptious selection of desserts. Customers can order food for a few, or for a horde, with or without dishes, cutlery, and glasses. Tables and chairs are also available on request. So is a very competent wait staff. “We find out what people want, what their budget is, then come up with suggestions,” Kristin Aune said. “Accustom Catering is very popular.”

lunch or dinner and a show by Eddie Cash with 24 hours notice. Contact Cheryl Cash (Eddie Cash’s wife and business partner) at (262) 248- 2274. Sperino’s is taking reservations for private holiday dinners and parties now. Be sure to ask about special menus for these festive gatherings. The amenities in the Monte Carlo Room include a projector and 9-by-16-foot screen for slideshows, a full bar, the dance floor, and a stage. “And we have connections to whatever people need, such as DJs,” Aune said. She and the Sperino’s staff stand ready to make holiday celebrations memorable. This four-pronged business in Elkhorn covers nearly all aspects of what their customers require regarding wonderful Italian food throughout the greater Lake Geneva area. Visit Sperino’s for lunch or dinner soon, or call (262) 723-2222 with questions or orders. Stop by the casual and friendly Pepperoni Pub for a brew, a pizza, or a game. Book the Monte Carlo Room for a celebration, or call Accustom Catering for delicious food prepared at Sperino’s. And don’t forget the 30-inch pizzas! Sperino’s is north of downtown Elkhorn at 720 N. Wisconsin Street Visit their website at www.sperinos.com. Reservations are suggested for the Little Italy dining room, especially during fish fry Fridays and the summer.

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or just having a dozen friends get together. The size alone makes this a conversation piece. Fridays always feature Sperino’s famous fish fry. “Of course it’s famous,” Aune said, smiling. “Ours is different from any other fish fry in the area.” The all-you-can-eat cod is either broasted or baked, served with mostaccioli, broasted potato wedges, cole slaw and garlic bread. At $11.99, it’s one of the best-priced fish fries in southeastern Wisconsin. It’s also very popular, so reservations are encouraged. The Monte Carlo Room next to Sperino’s not only offers banquet dining for 100 to 350 people, but also has a dance floor and a curtained stage. It is the current host for the Eddie Cash Music Hall. There are shows Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Friday features a fish fry, 1950s music PIZZA – HOT AND HUGE and dancing. There’s a Saturday night The delivery service here is unique. The dinner show and Sunday offers a lunch box Aunes mean it when they say the pizza matinee. Eddie Cash is called “America’s Musical from Sperino’s arrives hot. They have Storyteller.” He sings and between songs installed portable ovens in their delivery tells great stories about famous entertainers vehicles to make sure of that. Also unique is Sperino’s 30-inch party he’s worked with in Las Vegas, Memphis, pizza. “It’s really big,” assures Kristin Branson, and other places. Cash grew up Aune. “We have a special pizza pan for with and has performed with musical greats them, and a huge paddle to take them in and such as Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, out of the ovens.” Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash (no relation), Great for a party, the party pizza has all BB King, and Carl Perkins. His shows are the flavorful homemade toppings offered entertaining and memorable. on the smaller pizzas. A single one of these Sperino’s encourages special reservations from motor coach tours for is great while watching a football game,

The Monte Carlo Room at Sperino’s can accommodate events for as many as 350 people, depending on the desired room configuration. The facility is also the current host of the Eddie Cash Show on weekends.

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Black Point to have winter book club in Williams Bay The Bragi Cafe in Williams Bay will host Black Point Estate’s winter book club. The book club will meet at 10 a.m. the first Monday of each month from November through March. “We are thrilled to be meeting at Bragi Cafe for this program,” said Black Point Estate site director Dave Desimone. “The estate is closed during the winter so programs like the book club allow us to connect with the community during our off season. Historically, coffee shops have served as a salon for discussion so we are thrilled that Bragi Café is hosting us this year.” Books have been selected to help the reader better understand life in a changing United States and how that might have affected this area of the country. The books and their discussion dates are: • Nov. 2 – “A Spirited History of Milwaukee Brews and Booze” by Martin Hintz. Geneva Lake was home to five of Chicago’s beer barons. Hintz looks at what their competitors were doing up in Milwaukee and how the industry there was different than in Chicago; • Dec. 7 – “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Maria Remarque. The book is a fictionalized account World War I from the perspective of German soldier, Paul Bäumer. Bäumer vows to fight against the hatred that meaninglessly pits young men against each other; • Jan. 4 – “The Uncertainty of Everyday Life: 1915-1945” by Harvey Green. Green recounts an era of great optimism followed by the shock of The Great Depression. It was a time of unprecedented change in American culture that affected such aspects of daily life as

employment, home life, gender roles, education, religion and recreation; • Feb. 1 – American Heroine: Life and Legend of Jane Addams” by Allen F. Davis. Many women around Geneva Lake supported Hull House in Chicago, one of the preeminent settlement houses in the country. The book gives insight into Hull House as well as the motivations of its co-founder, Jane Addams. Addams was the first woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize and was one of the most prominent reformers of the Progressive Era; • March 6 – “Geneva Lake: Stories From the Shore” edited by Anne Celano Frohna. The group will discuss what led up to the mansions and the milieu of the area during the 1800s and early 1900s. For additional information contact Desimone at david.desimone@ wisconsinhistory.org.

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Earlier this fall, a group of people took advantage of a rare opportunity in the rural Walworth County area to get an up-close look at hummingbirds – at a banding event that’s part of a study on the small, flittering birds now in its second year. “We started the project simply because, to the best of my knowledge, no one has ever done a comprehensive study of Wisconsin’s hummers,” said Mickey O’Connor, treasurer of the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology. She has been banding songbirds for nearly 20 years. “Hummingbird banding is somewhat specialized, as there are only about 150 folks licensed through the United States Geological Survey’s Bird Banding Laboratory in North America,” she added. O’Connor, who is currently an avian zookeeper at the Milwaukee County Zoo – where she has worked for 19 years – said the hummingbird study targets a few key locations for

banding events held close to the same day each year. That includes the Larry and Emily Scheunemann property near Whitewater, and Wyalusing State Park. “We are hoping to learn more about Wisconsin’s ruby-throated hummingbirds in terms of longevity and migration routes,” O’Connor said. “We also collect important morphological data to include wing, tail and culmen (bill) measurements and weight as well as educating folks on the importance of hummingbirds as pollinators.” O’Connor said more information is also sought on the wintering, rufous hummingbirds that pass through Wisconsin from August to December. “Currently, the best way to track these little gems is through banding,” O’Connor said. To help out the rufous hummingbirds, according to O’Connor, people who have nectar feeders should leave them out for as long as possible. “Should someone see a hummingbird after mid-October, it

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is more than likely not a ruby-throated hummer, but a rufous,” O’Connor said. “Ideally, I would love for them to contact me by email at sharpbill@aol.com and allow me to try and capture and band the bird.” Of the rufous hummingbirds that have been banded, O’Connor said, the miles they have traveled – in a short amount of time – was far beyond what was expected. “We banded a rufous in Ft. Atkinson and it flew more than 1,000 miles and was recaptured in North Carolina. This occurred in three weeks,” O’Connor said. “Also, a friend of mine in Tallahassee, Florida banded a rufous and it was recaptured in Puget Sound, Alaska,” O’Connor said. “That is a migration of over 3,000 miles. Truly amazing.” To report a possible rufous sighting to O’Connor, email her at sharpbill@aol.com.

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Hummingbirds are small, colorful birds with iridescent feathers. Their name comes from the fact that they flap their wings so fast (about 80 times per second) that they make a humming noise. Hummingbirds can fly right, left, up, down, backwards, and even upside down. They are also able to hover by flapping their wings in a figure-8 pattern. They have a specialized long and tapered bill that is used to obtain nectar from the center of long, tubular flowers. The tiny, silver band The hummingbird’s feet are that is visible had used for perching only, and just been placed on are not used for hopping or a hummingbird by Mickey O’Connor in late walking. August and will provide Like other birds, information for a study.

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501(c)(3) organization that was established in 1939 that advocates for birds, birders and avian researchers. WSO provides opportunities for people to enjoy resident and migratory birds, while being a leading steward and ambassador for Wisconsin’s birds. The society welcomes all birders – young and old – beginners, backyard enthusiasts, tourists, conservationists, and professional ornithologists. Membership dues and donations enable the WSO to produce its publications, events and programs, strengthen the state’s birding community and support bird-related research, conservation and education in Wisconsin. Members receive the following: a ‘New Member Welcome’ kit; quarterly issue of the “Passenger Pigeon” journal; monthly issues of the “Badger Birder” newsletter; monthly e-alerts on birding events across the state; invitations to members-only field trips; advance notifications on the group’s conventions, symposia and field trips; and opportunities to volunteer in birding events and programs. There are several levels of membership offered including lifetime. For more information visit wsobirds.org and under ‘Support’ near the top of the page select ‘Become a Member.’ “We are always seeking folks who share a passion for the natural world,” O’ Connor said. To make a donation or volunteer with the Wisconsin Society for Ornithology, contact O’Connor via email at treasurer@wsobirds. org or visit www.wsobirds.org.

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Traditional Irish fare is featured on the menu including Shepard’s Pie, Irish Lamb Stew and mussels. Special on Wednesday is corned beef and cabbage, lamb shanks on Thursday and their famous haddock fishn-chips on Friday. The restaurant’s location in the historic Irish Woods along with the rustic ambiance of the dining room add to the authentic Irish atmosphere. Open Wed. - Sun. 5-10 pm. The restaurant is adjacent to Foley’s Bar & Grill, which is open 7 days a week at 11 am for their famous Foley Burger and pub food. Proprietors and Chef Ryan offer the Foley’s Shepard’s Pie Challenge: You finish it (2 quart) and he buys it! 262-245-6966

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MOY’S RESTAURANT

Moy’s Restaurant has long been a popular destination for Chinese and American cuisine in downtown Elkhorn. Moy’s serves luncheons and dinners. The restaurant also offers a fine selection of cocktails and tropical drinks. Carryout service is available. Located on the historic square at 3 N. Wisconsin St., Elkhorn, Moy’s is just 8 miles west of Lake Geneva. www.foodspot.com/ moys. Open 6 days; closed Mondays. 262-723-3993

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Red Hot Chilli Pipers Nov.17, 7:30 p.m. It’s bagpipes. It’s rock. It’s bagrock! The Pipers are an amazing ensemble of bagpipers, guitarists, keyboardists and drummers from Scotland who have been rocking the world with their renditions of classic and contemporary rock anthems. Tickets range from $19.50 to $29.50 An Irish Christmas Dec.11, 7:30 p.m. with 6 p.m. dining option. The Kerry Dance Troupe, as seen on PBS, was established with the intention of promoting and celebrating Irish culture and its rich traditions through dance. This troupe blends aspects of Irish folk dance with old and modern styles. Tickets costs range from $24.50 to $35.50 The Dance Factory The Nutcracker Ballet Dec. 19, 2 and 7 p.m. Warm memories

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Missoula Children’s Theatre Rumpelstiltskin Feb. 16, 2 p.m. Missoula Children’s Theatre will audition, cast, rehearse with, and perform this original musical featuring 50-60 local K-12 youth. Auditions for children in grades K-12 will be held on Feb. 15 at 4 p.m. Call (262) 472-1432 for more information. Tickets are $9.50, $11.50 and $13.50

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brilliant and wicked comic masterpiece defines wit and style. This “trivial comedy for serious people” is at once blissfully silly and outrageously shrewd. This story of two Victorian aristocrats trying to escape their social burdens combines Wilde’s wit and brilliance with that of the modern staging of The American Shakespeare Center. Tickets are $15.50, $19.50 and $25.50

American Shakespeare Center Henry V March 16, 7:30 p.m. The story of England’s hero-king and the greatest upset in European military history is The Hit Men Shakespeare’s finale to his great history March 3, 7:30 p.m. Members of this plays. More than that, Henry V – at once amazing supergroup of musicians, vocalists, touching, heroic, savage, and comic – arrangers and composers actually were the explores the nature of greatness and its Four Seasons who sang with Frankie Valli. connection to theatre; and, perhaps more They were the Shondells who sang with than any other of Shakespeare’s works, it Tommy James. They are the authentic rock makes the audience part of the story. and rollers whose legacy includes hundreds Tickets are $15.50, $19.50 and $25.50 of hit records from the 60s, 70s and 80s. This brotherhood of musicians relive the Master of the Impossible magic they created on world stages and Tomás Kubínek April 1, 7:30 p.m. The one and only in recording studios years ago, bringing “Certified Lunatic and Master of the audiences hit after hit. Tickets are $19.50, $25.50 and $32.50 Impossible” - Dr. Professor Kubínek - is a comic genius, virtuoso vaudevillian, and Stuart Stotts all-round charmer who gives audiences an Children’s Concert utterly joyous experience they’ll remember March 6, 3 p.m. Stuart Stotts is an for a lifetime. award-winning singer, author, storyteller Tickets are $15.50, $17.50 and $19.50 and Kennedy Center teaching artist. His song and movement performances The Dinosaur Diary for young children are based on the of Dr. T-Rex fundamentals of advanced brain-research April 10, 3 p.m. The Dinosaur Diary techniques, presenting ideal conditions for of Dr. T-Rex is an exciting educational healthy child development. experience that uses hilarious comedy, Tickets - Adults $5; Ages 2-11 $3; Under incredible life-size puppets, museum 2 free. quality fossils, a multitude of dinosaur facts, audience participation, and a little bit American Shakespeare Center of magic to encourage children to continue The Importance of Being Earnest exploring the world of the dinosaurs March 15, 7:30 p.m. Oscar Wilde’s through reading and writing.

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Tickets are $9.50, $13.50 and $15.50 Ensemble Schumann April 19, 7:30 p.m. This colorful combination of instruments brings together three outstanding artists for lively programs of works by such composers as Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms, Camille Saint-saens, Charles Martin Loeffler, Francis Poulenc, Sir Arthur Foote, Dmitri Shostakovich, Benjamin Britten, and Cesar Franck. Tickets are $22. Moscow Festival Ballet Swan Lake May 3, 7:30 p.m. The musical dance tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer. Graceful and dramatic dancing and music make for a memorable, artistic and dynamic performance. The Moscow Festival Ballet was founded in 1989 with a vision to bring together the highest classical elements of the great Bolshoi and Kirov Ballet companies in an independent new company within the framework of Russian classic ballet, staging new productions of timeless classics. Tickets are $24.50, $29.50 and $36.50

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• Breakfast with Santa –Come in PJs or dressed in holiday best, the event features live holiday music, buffets for adult and kids, and fun seasonal activities. Every Saturdays and Sundays, Nov. 28 through Dec. 20 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Prices range from $8 (kids 2-5) to $15 (kids 6-12) and $25 for adults. Reservations are recommended by calling (262) 249-4788. • Christmas Musical – “A Christmas Portrait.” Take a stroll down memory lane with this musical featuring your favorite holiday songs and moments that bring the season to life. Tickets are $30 for adults and $20 for children 14 and under. Call the box office at (262) 203–8110 to reserve a seat.

• Gingerbread House Display – Area residents can display their candy-created masterpieces beginning Nov. 22 through the holidays. • Meet Santa! – Visit with Santa and his elves in the lobby, and enjoy live holiday performances from local high schools, every Saturday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 28 through Dec. 19. • Classic Holiday Tale – Relax and listen to a classic holiday story come to life every Friday evening at 8:30 p.m. in the lobby. Pajamas and slippers encouraged. • Elf Mail Run – Drop off letters to Santa at our mailbox located in the main lobby. See Santa’s helpers stop by to collect the mail at 4 p.m. daily to deliver it to the North Pole. • Festive Holiday Tea – Grand Geneva will serve special afternoon holiday tea daily from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. from Nov. 29 through Dec. 27. Reserve a table and take a step back in time and tradition by calling (262) 249-4788. • New Year’s Eve – Ring in the New Year over a romantic meal in one of the resort’s restaurants, SUBMITTED PHOTO Spirit of Geneva Lakes with a gathering of A display of gingerbread houses will again be part of the friends, or with family. holiday festivities at the Grand Geneva Resort and Spa.

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For those seeking overnight packages during the holiday season, Grand Geneva’s Christmas in the Country includes: one night stay, two tickets to “A Christmas Portrait” and $100 dining credit. The “A Christmas Portrait” package at Timber Ridge Lodge and Waterpark includes: one night stay in a suite, four waterpark passes, and four tickets to “A Christmas Portrait.” In addition to the lights, shows and on-property events at Grand Geneva, the property includes The Mountain Top ski hill with 18 runs and a terrain park full of snow all winter long for skiers and snowboarders alike. To kick off the season, ski for free opening weekend Dec. 5 and 6, at Mountain Top by bringing in a canned food donation, weather permitting. The Frequent Skier Punch Card is back this year. With the purchase of one punch card for $250, holders receive 10 lift tickets for use any time during the 2015-16 ski season. With no limits on when or who can use the tickets, family and friends can partake in the fun. For more information, please call (262) 249-4726. For more information on Christmas in the Country festivities, The Mountain Top or reservations call (800) 558-3417 or visit www.GrandGeneva.com.

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s the holiday season approaches, by Sandra thoughts turn to preparing Landen Machaj homes for the holidays. There CORRESPONDENT is the shopping, the baking, the Christmas cards, and, most importantly, decorating homes to reflect the holiday spirit. The centerpiece of most home decorations is, of course, the Christmas tree. Whether it is a tabletop tree or a 15-foot-tall tree, it is chosen with love and an eye to its ultimate look as it is decorated. While some choose to have an artificial tree that comes out of a box stored in the basement and place it in the living room or family room and begin to decorate, many others are traditionalists who insist on a fresh Christmas tree. There is nothing that makes a home embrace the spirit of the season quite like the aroma of a freshly cut evergreen tree. For Ann and Bob Feucht, Christmas trees permeate their thoughts all year round. As owners of Evergreen Acres Christmas Tree Farm, LLC, they have spent the last 40 years providing highquality trees, wreaths and garland to families in the Wisconsin and Northern Illinois.

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As they celebrate their 40th anniversary as owners of Evergreen Acres Christmas Tree Farm – a cut-it-yourself farm near East Troy – the Feuchts talked about the joys and trials of operating a Christmas tree farm.

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“The farm was a tree farm long before we owned it,” Ann said, “It was originally owned by Carl and Katie Lindskog, First it was a farm that grew corn then the Lindskogs converted it to a tree farm.” When ready to retire, the Lindskogs sold the farm to George and Betty Kau, who in turn sold it to the Feuchts. They had the help of the original owners the first year as

they learned all that needed to be done to produce healthy and attractive trees. The property, with its trees, barns, and a farmhouse, became the home and business of the newlywed Feuchts. The house was old and needed some updating, painting and repairs. The plan was to build a new house. “We did, but it took 13 years until we were able to do so,” Ann said. The first years on the farm were very busy as Ann worked as a music teacher in the Waterford schools and later in East Troy and Bob worked as an operating engineer. Ann describes his job as “playing in the dirt,” as he worked with large excavation equipment. During this time their family began to

grow as they became the proud parents of two sons and a daughter. “The farm had many older trees when we first bought it,” Ann said. “They had to be sheared and coaxed into shape.” During this time, Bob and Ann also learned new techniques for growing healthy trees. Bob keeps grass away from the base

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Here are a variety of trees in the process of being flocked for the upcoming holiday season. White is the most popular color for flocking.

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of the tree so that the tree’s roots can grow freely. Each year new trees need to be planted to replace the ones that are harvested for Christmas. Bob built a tree planter that is hitched to a tractor to plant the new seedlings. The planter loosens the dirt, then a spreader opens the dirt and Bob drops the seedling into the hole. Then the ground is tamped around the new tree. “(I) have to remember to plant them green side up,” Bob said, laughing. In the early 2000s they lost 8,000 to

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Once the season opens and the feeling of Christmas is in the air, families make their trip out to the farm to pick out and cut down a tree. Some families are return customers, coming every year to find their

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from the field to the parking lot. Colorado blue spruce, Norway spruce and Fraser fir trees are available in a variety of sizes. Don’t forget to bring a saw to cut down the tree. There are, however, some available for use at the farm. A deposit is required. Visitors are invited to stop in the heated barn and shed to enjoy a warm cup of cocoa or cider as they browse through the wreaths and flocked trees on display – all of which are freshly created at the farm. “I start working on bows and decorations for the wreaths in October,” Ann said as she pointed at large boxes of supplies piled in her living room. The flocked trees are very popular, according to Ann. They are available in many colors – white, red, green, blue, pink, black, gold, purple and turquoise. Black trees are popular but white is the most requested. “Black flocked trees with white lights are very attractive,” Ann said. Flocking is all done on site by Ann and her staff. The special trees must be ordered in advance as it takes some time to produce a flocked tree. The tree must be chosen and cut. It is then nailed to a stand and wired. After the flocking is completed, it needs 24 hours to dry. Then there is the challenge

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Fresh wreaths are created daily at Evergreen Acres Christmas Tree Farms LLC. Customers may choose one on display or have one decorated in the colors of choice.

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Santa will be back this year to spend time with the children on Friday and Saturday. Call the Chamber for Times Come to the Village Tree Lighting Ceremony NEW DAY Friday, Dec. 4 • 6 p.m. Share in the Holiday Spirit with activities for the kids, cookies and hot chocolate.

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of getting the tree home. Flocked trees cannot be loaded on the roof of a vehicle. They must be placed in a vehicle large enough to hold the tree. Evergreen Acres does not deliver the flocked trees.

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Evergreen Acres also has a large display of decorated wreaths. While these may be purchased, the staff is also willing to decorate a wreath in the colors of choice. Customers may request specific color combinations to enhance their homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decor. Visitors are able to see the unique wreaths whether made of pine or fir, in the natural green or flocked. Among the more unusual items are door swags shaped like candy canes and a square wreath. Garland in a variety of lengths is available. Evergreen Acres is at N9171 Nelson Road, East Troy. Call (262) 495-4502 or contact them at Ann@evergreenacresllc.com for information about special wreaths or flocked trees. Their web address is www.evergreenacresllc.com. Evergreen Acres is open from the day after Thanksgiving until Christmas from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Payment is accepted by cash or check. Colorado blue spruce, Norway spruce and Fraser fir trees are available in a variety of sizes. With so many choices, it is sometimes difficult to decide which is the perfect tree.

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It will be a Jingle Bell Christmas at the Twin Lakes Area Chamber and Business Association’s 10th Annual Trees on Parade and Holiday Shopping event. Trees on Parade will again be held in St. John the Evangelist Community Center, 701 N. Lake Ave., Twin Lakes, on Friday, Dec. 4, from 4 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 5, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Attendees can start their holiday shopping with 20 crafters and vendors. There will be Christmas crafts, candles, coasters, handbags, scarves, food items and more. Visitors will also be able to marvel at the creative trees created by businesses and local organizations. The second annual Gingerbread House Contest will be open to the public this year. Those who would like to bake are encouraged to start planning their gingerbread house now. Winners This tree, decorated of the tree and gingerbread house with a “Grinch who contests are chosen by peoples choice stole Christmas” ballots, so visitors are encouraged to theme was voted vote for their favorite Christmas tree winner of the 2014 and gingerbread house. Trees on Parade The Kids Korner will have decorating contest in Twin Lakes. The 2015 Christmas movies, arts and crafts, face event is scheduled for painting and a visit from Santa. Dec 4 and 5. An assortment of raffle items will also be offered. Friday evening Santa will ride a fire truck to Central Park, by the caboose, for the Village tree lighting ceremony. Hot chocolate, cookies, other goodies and activities will be available in the park. Carols will ring out and other activities will bring Christmas warmth to the gathering by the village tree. For more information, contact the Happy Holidays From Lake Geneva’s Largest Liquor Store! chamber (262) 877-2220 or email info@ twinlakeschamber.com. Fine Wines from Around the Globe in Our Expansive Wine Room

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To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Electric Christmas Parade, the Lake Geneva Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitors Bureau is bringing an additional level of fun to this holiday event. On Saturday, Dec. 5, starting at 5 p.m. at Broad and Main streets, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer will lead the parade through downtown Lake Geneva, inspiring the notion that whatever makes people different, makes them special. Getting started with float design will be easy this year with the help of design coach Phillip Sassano. On Nov. 3, from 4 to 5 p.m. at the Geneva Lakes YMCA, Sassano will be on hand to help you create a float that is representative of your business or organization, while capturing this year’s Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer theme. Interested persons may register for this event at www.lakegenevaevents.com, where float applications can also be found. Float applications are due by Nov. 6. Sassano and other local sponsoring judges will be looking for the float that best depicts the theme based on creativity, workmanship, appearance, lights, and animation. Serving as this year’s announcer for

the parade, Nancy Douglass of 96.1 FM will reveal the float winner, who will be rewarded with $500. People may pick up a complementary red nose before the parade at any of the following sponsor locations: City of Lake Geneva. Clear Water Outdoors, Elite Performance Infusion Center, Evergreen BP, Geneva Lakes Family YMCA, Gino’s East Pizza, Grand Geneva Resort & Spa Harbor Shores, Jasmine Salon & Spa, Kilwins Chocolate, Lake Geneva Canopy Tours, Lake Geneva Country Meats, Next Door Pub, Popcorn Peddlers Sweet Shoppe, Popeye’s, Simple Café, Spiegelhoff Insurance, Sprecher’s Restaurant & Pub, Stinebrink’s Piggly Wiggly, The Mill Creek Hotel andTown Bank. For safety purposes and to provide more space for large vehicles and floats, parking will not be available on the west-side of Broad Street and the north-side of Main Street on the parade route. Parking will be available at Town Bank, 567 Broad Street, and at BMO Harris Bank, at 410 Broad Street. For more 40th Anniversary Electric Christmas Parade details, visit www. lakegenevaevents.com or contact Nancy Elder at Nancy@LakeGenevaWI.com.

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icture a long, by Janet paved driveway Deaver-Pack with a row of CORRESPONDENT mature trees standing along both verges. The drive ends at a multiple-story business in the Southeastern Wisconsin. This is a lovely picture, particularly during spring or autumn when the leaves are attaining their richest greens or are clothed in their annual fall display. Whatever the season, it seems as if drivers here travel through a lovely tunnel of color. Except during the cold season, when bare branches are coated with a rime of frost or snow. Visualize this driveway again on a chilly early December night when the trees are denuded. The driveway’s sentinels are now fully decorated for the holidays – their trunks are wrapped with glowing lighted ropes, and their branches are thoroughly hung with white lights that appear to have grown there. On some of the higher branches, long icicle lights hang, giving a special visual treat. It’s like driving through a very special illuminated corridor to the business, which is outlined by long festive strands of gleaming red, blue, green, and yellow. There are no extra lights hanging over the gutters to mar the pristine edges of the custom-fitted lights. Bushes and small trees nuzzling the front of the business echo the white lights decorating the corridor of trees.

What was a pretty drive any time during the year has now gained a “Wow!” factor, courtesy of Breezy Hill Nursery’s relatively new Seasonal Lighting Division. In the years it’s been active, this offshoot of the landscaping service has become the premier decorative lighting service in southeast Wisconsin. Filling a demand “We’ve been doing this for about seven years,” said Jeremy Haske, one of Breezy Hill’s Landscape maintenance managers who also designs and installs specialty lighting for business and residential customers. “It started with some of our landscaping customers asking if we could do it.” Breezy Hill’s owners Jerry and Colleen Epping listened to those patron’s needs, and acted upon them. Customers’ suggestions have encouraged Breezy Hill to expand several times into areas of business, which are related to landscaping. “The owners decided we could provide this lighting service along with everything else we do,” Haske said. “We decorate trees, buildings, hedges, outbuildings, fences, storefronts, everything that needs a special touch, especially for the holidays.” Many people hate putting up Christmas lights, especially the old kind that were the only decorating option available more than 20 years ago. It takes time, and can be dangerous if the installer is working on a steeply pitched or wet roof. Many homeowners procrastinate until the last minute, and then procrastinate again when the time comes to take the lights down. The old-style strands were limited to relatively short ew ! N rice P

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premises with the customer’s name,” Haske said. “When it comes time to use them again, we make sure everything Hassle-free beauty works before we put them up.” That’s where Breezy Hill’s service Haske loves designing specialty comes into play. “We start with a free lighting. Possibilities swirl in his head as estimate,” Haske said. “We can light he drives into a customer’s driveway or anything associated with buildings and parking lot. His artistic nature activates landscaping – trees, buildings, hedges, immediately, planning lighted boughs fences, annual planting areas, outbuildings, here, and lines of cool white lights there. arches. Most of our decorating is done Whether it’s a few lighted ropes or a fulloutside. This is not a cookie-cutter service; out Santa and a loaded sleigh with reindeer everyone has different wants, different on the roof surrounded by other holiday needs.” figures and a suspended star shining above Breezy Hill can also provide garlands it all, the Breezy Hill crews can install it. and wreaths of live evergreen boughs. “It all depends on what the customer wants,” Efficient lighting The best part about holiday decorating Haske said. Expert crews from the landscaping these days is the new LED lights made service use ladders and machinery with for outside usage that are 50 percent more lifts that make decorating much faster, energy efficient than the lights available easier, and safer. Besides installation, even a few years ago. Most impressive the business also offers maintenance and is the sheer volume of different kinds of storage of seasonal lighting. lights available. “We pack everything away in plastic “There are all sorts of bulbs now,” totes and store them in a building on the Haske said. Lights on nets that fit neatly little extra celebration during the Season of Lights.

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Lights in multiple colors and shapes combine to create a stunning holiday display for this home. Breezy Hill Nursery handles the design, installation, takedown and storage of holiday lights for customers.

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over bushes, icicle lights, bar lights, tree trunk wraps, super-bright wide angle lights, long bulbs, short bulbs, rope lighting, mini lights, snowflake decorations made of rope lights, and traditional-shaped bulbs are all available. Depending on what the customer wants, Haske suggests a particular type of lighting for certain places. “There are also differences in the color white,” he said. “There’s a warm white, which is a little yellowish, more like sunlight. And then there’s a cool white, which has a bluish cast. Both are pretty, and work well in a lot of decorating situations. What we suggest is the shade that goes best with the rest of the decorating scheme and, of course, we always take into consideration the customer’s personal preference.” With the new types of decorative lights, 58 strands can be connected. That’s enough to do most house or business rooflines. If more strands are required, there are plug-ins available that minimize what was once a major fire hazard. The size of the area requiring decoration determines what lights the Breezy Hill crews install. “And we can change this year to year,” Haske said. “Trees and bushes grow, so some need more lights next year.” The energy efficiency of new lights is also something Haske A simple display of white lights on a barren delights in telling people about. tree often produces “We replaced a customer’s the most eye-catching old decorative lighting with results. Breezy Hill’s more modern lights a couple of lighting consultants help years ago,” he explained. “The customers find the fitting new LEDs cost a bit more. He design for their home or called us after using them for a business.

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Breezy Hill Nursery not only makes holiday festivities brighter, it also lessens the tension and hassle of putting up, taking down, and storing decorative illumination. Breezy Hill Nursery has a large tree on its property that does state-of-the-art advertising for the Specialty Lighting Division. It takes two whole days to decorate, and requires additional lights each year because of its growth. People in cars driving along Highway 50 in western Kenosha County are treated to the majestic

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turned off for the cold season. This, too, has become a delight for passers-by on the north side of Highway 50 opposite the nursery’s business complex at 7530 288th Ave., Salem. Breezy Hill Nursery’s Seasonal Lighting Division serves an area stretching from Cedarburg to Barrington, Ill., and from Chicago’s North Shore to Beloit. Customers may call the main

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Variety of Frozen Ready-to-Bake Pies Homemade Pork Sausage-Great for Your Stuffing!

DOOR COUNTY SPECIALTY PRODUCTS

Fresh Meats • Homemade Sausage • Wisconsin Cheeses Wide Selection of Frozen Fish Variety of Bison Custom Butchering by Appointment $75 Beef Box • $50 Variety Box of Beef & Pork

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Enjoy Luke’s Zesty Jambalaya, Plan B Sauces and Seasonings, Papa Woody’s BBQ

Try Our Al Capone Roast

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Adults $30 | Children (14 and under) $20

Opening Ski Weekend The Mountain Top

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Elf Mail Run Main Lobby

Drop off your letters to Santa in our magical mailbox located in the main lobby and Santa will send a message back for the kids. Then, join us daily at 4 pm as Santa’s helpers collect the mail to deliver to the North Pole. Nov. 27 – Dec. 24

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