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AUGUST 2017 • VOL. 36 NO. 3
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Things to do
JULY
28 Fish Fry – 4:30-7:30 p.m., Lutherdale Ministries, N7891 Highway 12, north of Elkhorn. Tickets $14, adults, $7 for children 12 and younger. Reservations suggested for groups of eight or more. (262) 742-2352. 28 East Troy Farmers Market, 2-6 p.m. on the East Troy Village Square Park. Vendors selling homegrown and local produce, specialty items, meats, baked goods, crafts, live music and activities. (262) 642-3770. 29 Aquanut Water Shows – 2015 National Show Ski Champions. Most Wednesdays and Saturdays, 6 p.m., at Lance Park, 55 Lance Drive, Twin Lakes. Family focused choreographed Water Ski Show Team performs on Lake Mary throughout the summer. Free admission and free parking, concessions are sold on-site. (262) 877-2348 www. aquanutwatershows.com. 29 Walworth County farmers market – Veterans Park on the downtown square, 8 a.m.12 p.m. (262) 723-7733. 29 Whitewater Farmers Market, 8 a.m. until sell out, (around noon), rain or shine, in the parking lot at the Winchester True Value Hardware, 1415 W. Main St. 29-30 WI Ranch Horse Association Horse Show, Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., Elkhorn. walworthcountyfair. com (262) 723-3228. 31-Aug. 1 Burlington Kennel Dog Show, Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., Elkhorn. walworthcountyfair.com (262) 7233228.
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1 National Night Out, Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., Elkhorn. walworthcountyfair.com (262) 723-3228. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 The Whitewater City Market, 3:30-7:30 p.m. at the historic Train Depot, 301 W. Whitewater St., Whitewater. Featuring local farmers, artisans, food vendors, and musicians. www.downtownwhitewater.com. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Mukwonago Area Farmers Market, 2-6 p.m., at Field Park (corner of highways 83 and NN), Mukwonago. (262) 363-7758. 2, 5, 9, 16, 19, 23, 26, 30 Aquanut Water Shows – 2015 National Show Ski Champions. Most Wednesdays and Saturdays, 6 p.m., at Lance Park, 55 Lance Drive, Twin Lakes. Family focused choreographed Water Ski Show Team performs on Lake Mary throughout the summer. Free admission and free parking, concessions are sold on-site. (262) 877-2348 www.aquanutwatershows.com. 4-5 Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce Corn and Brat Days in Veterans Park on the downtown square in Elkhorn, featuring a variety of games for kids, crafters, performances and food. 4, 11, 18, 25 East Troy Farmers Market, 2-6 p.m. on the East Troy Village Square Park. Vendors selling homegrown and local produce, specialty items, meats, baked goods, crafts, live music and activities. (262) 642-3770.
5, 12, 19, 26 Walworth County farmers market – Veterans Park on the downtown square, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. (262) 723-7733. 5, 12, 19, 26 Whitewater Farmers Market, 8 a.m. until sell out, (around noon), rain or shine, in the parking lot at the Winchester True Value Hardware, 1415 W. Main St. 5-6 Madison Classic Car Show & Swap, Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., Elkhorn. madisonclassics.com or (608) 244-8416. 11 Fish Fry – special with preview for Lutherdale Fest Quilt Auction, 4:30-7:30 p.m., Lutherdale Ministries, N7891 Highway 12, north of Elkhorn. Tickets $14, adults, $7 for children 12 and younger. Reservations suggested for groups of eight or more. (262) 742-2352 12 Lutherdale Fest and Quilt Auction – from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., hand-made quilts and other items will be auctioned off to support summer camp. Lunch at 11 a.m. at Lutherdale, N7891 Highway 12. The event will also include children’s programming and a men’s lounge. (262) 742-2352. 13 Antique Flea Market, 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., Elkhorn, featuring vendors offering a variety of treasures. Admission, $5. (414) 525-0820 or nlpromotionsllc@gmail.com. 14 Lakeland Animal Shelter golf scramble at Hawk View Golf Club, Lake Geneva. (262) 723-1000 or visit lakelandanimalshelter.org, events and search “scramble 1.” 17-20 NBHA State Barrel Races, Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., Elkhorn. walworthcountyfair.com (262) 723-3228. 18-19 Midwest Pro Rodeo, Walworth County Fairgrounds, 411 E. Court St., Elkhorn. walworthcountyfair.com (262) 723-3228. 19 Hand Feed Monarchs, 1-4 p.m., at Price Park Conservancy, N6418 Hodunk Rd., Elkhorn. Learn about the life cycle of Monarchs at live butterfly stations and feed the butterflies from your hands. $5 a person; free for members of the Kettle Moraine Land Trust. kmlandtrust.org or info@kmlandtrust.org. 19, 20 Maxwell Street Days, at Field Park, (intersection of highways 83 and NN), Mukwonago, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. More than 650 vendors, free admission to the park, reasonable off site parking available. Pets, bicycles and skateboards are prohibited. www. maxwellstreetdays.net. 25 Fish Fry – 4:30-7:30 p.m., Lutherdale Ministries, N7891 Highway 12, north of Elkhorn. Tickets $14, adults, $7 for children 12 and younger. Reservations suggested for groups of eight or more. (262) 742-2352. 30 Walworth County Fair, featuring shows, animal barns and auctions, food, games, crafts, a variety of contests and a midway. (262) 7233228 or walworthcountyfair.com.
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1-4 Walworth County Fair, 411 E. Court St., Elkhorn, featuring shows, animal barns and auctions, food, games, crafts, a variety
TOM GANSER The Breeze
John Houwers (from left), Tom Grosinske and Kevin Alvarado tee off at last year’s Golf Fore Kids fundraiser in Whitewater.
School District to continue ‘Golf Fore Kids’ tradition The Whitewater Unified School District Leadership Team will host the third annual Golf Fore Whitewater Kids. “This event will make a difference in the lives of Whitewater children,” District Administrator Mark Elworthy said in a press release. The outing is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 20 at Prairie Woods Golf Course. Proceeds from the event will support scholarships for graduating Whitewater High School seniors, performing arts through the Whitewater Music Parents Association, athletics through the Whippet Booster Club and the district’s family emergency fund. There are several ways to participate in the event. People may register a foursome for the golf outing, or register as an individual to be assigned to a team. People or businesses may sponsor a hole, which entitles them to a sign on the course acknowledging support. Or, people or businesses may donate items for a silent auction or a raffle, or prizes for the outing. Also, people may attend a dinner reception following the golf outing, where recipients of this year’s Friends of Whitewater Kids Awards will be presented. Those interested in attending or participating in the event are to fill out a registration and sponsorship form on the district website at www.wwusd.org/ page/2927. Forms are also available at the district office. For more information, contact any member of the District Leadership Team or call (262) 472-8700.
of contests and a midway. (262) 723-3228 or walworthcountyfair.com. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 East Troy Farmers Market, 2-6 p.m. on the East Troy Village Square Park. Vendors selling homegrown and local produce, specialty items, meats, baked goods, crafts, live music and activities. (262) 642-3770. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Walworth County farmers market – Veterans Park on the downtown square, 8 a.m.-12 p.m. (262) 7237733. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Whitewater Farmers Market, 8 a.m. until sell out, (around noon), rain or shine, in the parking lot at the Winchester True Value Hardware, 1415 W. Main St. 2 Aquanut Water Shows – 2015 National Show Ski Champions. Last show of the season, 6 p.m., at Lance Park, 55 Lance Drive, Twin Lakes. Family focused choreographed Water Ski Show Team performs on Lake Mary throughout the summer. Free admission and free parking, concessions are sold on-site. (262) 877-2348 www.aquanutwatershows.com. 5, 12, 19, 26 The Whitewater City
Market, 3:30-7:30 p.m. at the historic Train Depot, 301 W. Whitewater St., Whitewater. Featuring local farmers, artisans, food vendors, and musicians. www.downtownwhitewater.com. 6, 13, 20, 27 Mukwonago Area Farmers Market, 2-6 p.m., at Field Park (corner of highways 83 and NN), Mukwonago. (262) 363-7758. 9, 10 Maxwell Street Days, at Field Park, (intersection of highways 83 and NN), Mukwonago, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. More than 650 vendors, free admission to the park, reasonable off site parking available. Pets, bicycles and skateboards are prohibited. www. maxwellstreetdays.net. The calendar of events is compiled from a variety of sources including the Elkhorn Area Chamber of Commerce and the Walworth County Visitors Bureau and contains events available as of press time. 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 visit elkhornchamber.com or visitwalworthcounty.com prior to making travel plans.
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To reduce the risk of electric shock drowning, never swim near a marina, dock, boatyard or a running watercraft.
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Tips to reduce fatalities caused by electric shock drowning With summer in full swing, the National Fire Protection Association and Electrical Safety Foundation International are joining forces to remind people about the potential electrical hazards in swimming pools, hot tubs and spas, on board boats and in the waters surrounding boats, marinas and launch ramps. Electric shock drowning can occur when faulty wiring sends an electrical current into the water, which passes through the body and causes paralysis, and ultimately results in drowning. “Most consumers, including boat and pool owners and swimmers, are not aware of the risks of electric shock drowning,” said Lorraine Carli, NFPA’s vice president of Outreach and Advocacy. “By sharing our water safety resources, NFPA and ESFI hope to educate people so that they can safely enjoy summer water activities.” ESFI and NFPA have pool and marina safety resources, including tip sheets and infographics, brochures, reference guides and checklists that cover safety devices, common ESD causes and prevention methods, response protocol, and marina electrical safety considerations. ESFI and NFPA also recommend the following tips for swimmers, pool and boat owners:
Tips for swimmers
• Never swim near a marina, dock or boatyard, or near a boat while it’s running. • While in a pool, hot tub or
spa, look out for underwater lights that are not working properly, flicker or work intermittently. • If you feel a tingling sensation while in a pool, immediately stop swimming in your current direction. Try and swim in a direction where you had not felt the tingling. Exit the water as quickly as possible; avoid using metal ladders or rails. Touching metal may increase the risk of shock.
• Each year, and after a major storm, have the boat’s electrical system inspected and upgraded by a qualified marine electrician to be sure it meets the required codes of your area, including the American Boat and Yacht Council. Check with the marina owner who can also tell you if the marina’s electrical system has recently been inspected to meet the required codes of your area, including the National Electrical Code. • Have ground fault circuit Tips for pool owners interrupters installed on the boat; • If you are putting in a new use only portable GFCIs or shore pool, hot tub or spa, be sure power cords (including “Y” the wiring is performed by an adapters) that are “UL-Marine electrician experienced in the Listed” when using electricity special safety requirements for near water. Test GFCIs monthly. these types of installations. “Many swimmers, boat and • Have a qualified electrician marina operators unknowingly periodically inspect and – where place themselves in danger necessary – replace or upgrade the by swimming near electricelectrical devices or equipment powered boats and docks,” said that keep your pool, spa or hot Brett Brenner, ESFI president. tub electrically safe. Have the “As incidents of electric shock electrician show you how to drowning continue to occur turn off all power in case of an every year, we are collaborating emergency. with NFPA to emphasize the • Make sure any overhead lines importance of regular electrical maintain the proper distance over inspections of pools, boats, and a pool and other structures, such docks performed by qualified as a diving board. If you have electricians to help prevent these any doubts, contact a qualified tragedies while out on the water.” electrician or your local utility ESFI has additional spa tips company to make sure power lines and resources for marina operators are a safe distance away. on raising awareness of electric shock drowning, as well as steps Tips for boat owners for keeping marinas and boats • Avoid entering the water safer for patrons. when launching or loading a boat. For information and resources Docks or boats can leak electricity about electric shock drowning, into the water causing water visit www.nfpa.org/watersafety electrification. and the ESFI website.
About the National Fire Protection Association
Founded in 1896, NFPA is a global, nonprofit organization devoted to eliminating death, injury, property and economic loss due to fire, electrical and related hazards. The association delivers information and knowledge through more than 300 consensus codes and standards, research, training, education, outreach and advocacy; and by partnering with others who share an interest in furthering the NFPA mission. For more information visit www. nfpa.org. All NFPA codes and
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standards can be viewed online for free at www.nfpa.org/freeaccess.
About the Electrical Safety Foundation International
The Electrical Safety Foundation International is dedicated exclusively to promoting electrical safety in the home and the workplace. ESFI proudly sponsors National Electrical Safety Month each May, and engages in public education campaigns throughout the year to prevent electrical fires, injuries, and fatalities. To learn more about ESFI and electrical safety, visit www.esfi.org.
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Short-term renter gets victory in court COUNTY PLANS TO APPEAL DECISION By Vicky Wedig STAFF WRITER
A Walworth County Circuit Court judge ruled in April that a Chicago man can continue renting out his home near Lake Como despite the county’s assertion that doing so violates county ordinance. The Walworth County Land Use and Resource Management Department cited Brendan J. Hehir in September with violating the county’s ordinance that prohibits lodges in unincorporated areas. Hehir pleaded not guilty to the citation and took the matter before Judge Phil Koss, who ruled in Hehir’s favor. Koss dismissed the citation against Hehir and ruled that Hehir is grandfathered under the county’s ordinance before 2014, therefore allowed to continue renting out his home. However, the county’s Land Use and Resource Management Department argues grandfathering is not possible since the county’s ordinance never allowed short-term rentals. The county updated its ordinance in December 2014 to better define what constitutes “transients,” which are prohibited in residential zones, and began enforcing the ordinance more consistently rather than only in response to complaints, said Shannon Haydin deputy director of the county’s Land Use and Resource Management Department. Hehir was issued a ticket for renting out his property in August, four months after the county sent letters to 100 other homeowners who were discovered to be renting, informing
them they were violating county ordinance and asking them to stop. As a result of the letters, 70 of those people stopped renting, Haydin said. However, some lodge proprietors maintained they were grandfathered in – they were operating their homes as lodges before the county clarified its ordinance in 2014. Twenty-three homeowners appealed to the county’s Board of Adjustment in July 2016, and the quasi-judicial board sided with county staff, saying the homeowners must stop renting or they are in violation of county ordinance. Fifteen of those property owners are now appealing the Board of Adjustment’s decision in Walworth County Circuit Court. Only two allowed to rent Haydin said the county’s concern is whether Koss’ decision in the Hehir case will affect the outcome of those 15 homeowners’ appeal to reverse the Board of Adjustment’s decision. Judge David Reddy heard two hours of oral arguments in that case May 17, and was scheduled to hear further arguments and likely make a decision in late-July, Haydin said. Haydin said the decision in the Hehir case immediately created the perception among homeowners who want to rent that they too are allowed to do so. That is not the case, she said. Hehir reported receiving at least three phone calls within days of the April 24 decision from people who assumed they too were now allowed to rent, Haydin said.
“I also had a woman who I sent a violation letter call me back and say, ‘Hehir won, I’m grandfathered,’” she said. As of now, Haydin said, Hehir is one of two people grandfathered based on Koss’ ruling, and the county plans to appeal the decision. “We’re very likely to appeal that decision to the court of appeals,” she said. Another renter, Growth Management and Vista Pointe, is also allowed to rent two single-family homes in the Town of Delavan as a result of a decision by Koss, which was upheld by the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in 2015. In making a ruling in the Hehir case April 24, Koss reviewed the Growth Management case to make a decision. “I think the primary concern that we have with the way things happened in court was that the judge not only dismissed the ticket but gave him a pre-existing non-conforming (use) status with very little evidence,” Haydin said. According to online court records, the hearing was in session for 13 minutes before Koss recessed to review the Growth Management case and ruled 18 minutes later. Haydin said the county’s Executive
Committee must approve seeking an appeal before the Land Use and Resource Management Department pursues a decision from the appellate court. If renters win If the county exhausts its appeals, and judges rule in favor of renters in both cases, the county’s ordinance will still stand, Haydin said. “There’s not really a question as to whether or not this ordinance is valid,” she said. If residents win their appeals, the county will accept that they are grandfathered in, Haydin said. However, others can’t broadly apply the decision, she said. “An individual can’t just declare themselves grandfathered,” she said But, she said, the county would be remiss to say only those who sought legal action are allowed the exemption. Therefore, criteria would have to be established for grandfathering renters, she said. “We don’t want to keep writing tickets we’re going to lose in court,” Haydin said. The burden of showing the criteria required to be grandfathered in would be on homeowners seeking to rent.
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Home sales rose by a modest margin in May, but tight inventories kept upward pressure on median prices, according to the most recent analysis of the existing housing market by the Wisconsin Realtors Association. May home sales were up 1.3 percent relative to that same month last year, and median prices rose 5.8 percent over that same period to $174,500. Despite a solid first quarter for sales this year, weakness during April and only slight growth in May have kept year-todate home sales slightly below the first five months of 2016. The first five months of 2016, however, set a record for sales, and to be within a half percent of that pace puts 2017 as the second strongest start to the year since the WRA recalibrated its data collection methods in 2005. “I keep reminding people that Realtors are still moving a lot of homes even though there are fewer homes on the market this year,” WRA board chairman Erik Sjowall said. The absorption rate is the months of available supply based on the number of available homes for sale in May relative to the monthly pace of sales established over the last 12 months. The absorption rate is a good barometer of just how tight Wisconsin’s housing market is right now. When the absorption rate falls below six months of supply, the market is classified as a seller’s market; and above six months, it’s a buyer’s market.
“With 5.6 months of supply statewide, the state is characterized as a slight seller’s market, but that hides a more complex picture,” Sjowall said, noting that there are only 4.3 months of supply in the urban counties, making them strong seller’s markets. In fact, there are six counties that have less than four months of available supply, including Waukesha at 3.9 months, Kenosha at 3.8 months, Rock and Racine at 3.7 months, Dane at 3.4 months, and La Crosse at just 2.8 months of supply. “In contrast, the 46 nonmetropolitan counties have 9.2 months of available supply, and so buyers are clearly in the driver’s seat in those areas,” Sjowall said. “As we enter the peak sales season, we had hoped to see inventories improve, but relative to this time last year, new listings are down slightly, and that continues to drive prices higher,” WRA President and CEO Michael Theo said. Theo said Wisconsin’s home prices bottomed out in early 2012 and have consistently grown since that time. Since May 2012, median prices have increased 26.4 percent, and this far outpaces the general price level as reflected in the Consumer Price Index, which increased just 6.6 percent over that same period. In comparison to the first five months of last year, median prices in Kenosha County this year have increased 10.1 percent from $144,450 to $159,000; 9.1 percent in Racine County from $129,900
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Looking for help to help others
By Ryan Spoehr
Area nonprofit in need of volunteers that need help on a regular basis in the area. “We are always looking for volunteers,” s poverty continues to be a national, Bonge-Ganser said. and local issue, an area nonprofit is Some of the volunteer work recently working to reduce it as much as it can. included renovating a duplex the organization Bethel House provides temporary owns. The house is now occupied by an area housing in the Whitewater area for family who has been in need of help. people who are facing homelessness. Bethel House was able to purchase the The Bethel House operates seven duplex after its “Capital Campaign” in 2015 housing facilities, either houses or duplexes, to raise money after an anonymous donor throughout Whitewater. of property informed the organization that However, the organization is still in need he had to sell the property. Bethel House of all the help it can get. lost three of its homes, which led to the “They (the living facilities) are pretty full. organization buying a single-family home Sometimes there will be a spell, but it kind and a duplex, which upped the total number of seems to be a nonstop process,” said Bev of living facilities up to seven, one more than Bonge-Ganser, who is an active organizer for prior to the campaign. Bethel House. Bethel House is supported by six area There are volunteers who help with the churches, including the Community of upkeep of the facilities the Bethel House Christ the Servant, Congregational Church owns to give people the help they need. U.C.C., Crosspointe Community Church, However, the search remains for more First English Lutheran Church, First United volunteers because of the amount of families Methodist Church, La Grange United
Methodist Church, Living Word Fellowship, St. Patrick’s Catholic Church and Richmond United Methodist Church. It is also supported by the United Way, Kiwanis Club, Lions Club, university groups, businesses, individuals and other groups. “We are always looking for donations,” Bonge-Ganser said. Bethel House has been around for nearly 25 years. Work began to make the project a reality in 1993, and the first family was housed nearly two years later. “We try to protect people by keeping families anonymous. Each family comes with a different set of circumstances,” BongeGanser said. “The first call for help is when families are short of money for gas, electric, rent and things like that,” Bonge-Ganser said. “We will help families once a year. We help them look for resources. We help them with trying to find a job or working toward a GED. “If a family contacts us and looks for help with rent, we try to piece together resources.” Some of the help includes providing financial counseling and/or a plan for employment. “When people are in poverty, things can come up that are devastating. We start with a plan A, B and C. We can get down to plan Q, R and S,” Bonge-Ganser said. “Sometimes people have significant medical issues that are just overwhelming. Sometimes a job that seems to be secure is lost. Sometimes a plan for schooling in college is lost. It’s nothing that someone wants or has planned, but it just happens.” When families enter a Bethel House facility, they may stay up to one year. “As soon as a family enters, we are thinking of an exit plan of what they need to have in order to leave and be successful,” Bonge-Ganser said. The hope is to develop plans that get people back on their feet and keep people on their feet, so that the organization can limit the amount of time its facilities are at maximum capacity. SUBMITTED PHOTO The Breeze To receive housing from the organization, Joe Sherman and Kristy Weinberg get ready to give Christmas gifts on behalf people have to fill out an application. of the Bethel House. Applications are approved by a coordinator, STAFF WRITER
who also works to provide housing and financial counseling to those in need. The coordinator has a background in social work. Although residency and other primary assistance is only for Whitewater-area residents, staff will try to help as best as it can. “If they live outside the Whitewater School District, we have our coordinator work to find resources in their area,” BongeGanser said. When families do enter a Bethel House facility, they do not pay rent. However, they work with a coordinator on financial counseling or develop a strategy to obtain a GED. “Sometimes it’s very fundamental,” Bonge-Ganser said. Bonge-Ganser said people are faced with circumstances that many times are out of their control, and they find themselves in a bind. But, sometimes help with residency isn’t always necessary, so other help is available. “An item that comes up is transportation. They depend on driving in getting to work. If they don’t get to work with transportation, they lose their job,” Bonge-Ganser said. “The city doesn’t have mass transit. That’s one of our biggest hurdles. Sometimes somebody just needs a ride. We don’t do that often, but we do that occasionally. We help get cars repaired. It’s a bit of a conundrum. We don’t have set answers, and it depends on each individual circumstance.” Applicants are required to have a family with children who are younger than 18. The organization also has restrictions, BongeGanser said. “We are not equipped to help those suffering from drug or alcohol abuse, or domestic abuse,” Bonge-Ganser said. After nearly a quarter of a century, Bethel House continues to work for the betterment of the community and its residents. “I would say longevity for a little town like ours to have a program like this is amazing. Others have tried and have not been successful. I think the volunteers are the base of what gave it its longevity.” To donate, volunteer or get help, go to bethelhouseinc.org.
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