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Pages: 0-25 Merkts Newspaper supplement marking completion of its new 4.5 million cheese processing plant in Bristol 05-22-1983 26-27 Bristol United Methodist Church 28-29 Bristol Zion 30-34 Miscellaneous Bristol 35-36 Dear Romilda poem about Bristol 37-39 Bristol Cemetery Pioneer 1844 40-46 Kenosha City miscellaneous 47-58 Pleasant Prairie Powder Plant Explosion 03 09 1911 59-73 Randall miscellaneous including Art Epping Barn move by the Karow Family of Powers Lake Construction 01 07 1969 74-111 Twin Lakes including trail marker tree, Ice Trail, Lilly Lily Lake, History of Twin Lakes, Miscellaneous Twin Lakes Chamber of Commerce Info.

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170- Bristol, Merkts,
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Contents:
Pages:
0-25 Merkts Newspaper supplement marking completion of its new 4.5 million cheese processing
plant in Bristol 05-22-1983
26-27 Bristol United Methodist Church
28-29 Bristol Zion
30-34 Miscellaneous Bristol
35-36 Dear Romilda poem about Bristol
37-39 Bristol Cemetery Pioneer 1844
40-46 Kenosha City miscellaneous
47-58 Pleasant Prairie Powder Plant Explosion 03 09 1911
59-73 Randall miscellaneous including Art Epping Barn move by the Karow Family of Powers
Lake Construction 01 07 1969
74-111 Twin Lakes including trail marker tree, Ice Trail, Lilly Lily Lake, History of Twin Lakes,
Miscellaneous Twin Lakes Chamber of Commerce Info

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MERKT CHEE~E CO., May 22, 1983

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finest cheddar and
Swiss cheeses are ground
by cheesemaker Pete
Weber to begin a batch of
Merkt's cheese spread.

When the ground chee
ingredients are added for 4

A swirled effect is introduced in the port variety
with the addition of more wine flavoring. )21'j~t,

Lane Wienke operates· a filler .machine
which receives the vat mixture; ') ZZ'{?

Mi!RI,(T CHEESE CO.,

Mar 22, 1983 13

From blocks to
spread ...
The spread-making process starts wi.t
the silent cutter (1) where cheesemake
Pete Weber watches as several hundred
pounds of block .cheese is chopped and
mixed into a. smooth, creamy consis
tency. Not until it has reached that con
sistency does he add special flavoring ( 2),
such as port for the wine-flavored cheese
(3). The mixture is transferred to a vat,
where Weber adds more port for a swirl
effect (4) before it is pumped to a fille
machine, operated hy Lane Wienke (5).
The filler fills the spread containers (6)
and seals and caps them for packaging
and distribution (7).

Each container is automatically filled
lj"·t 1-~"::j
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to

the correct level.
capped, the Merkt
cheese is ready for packaging,
freesinf! and shipment. )
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MERKT CHEESE CO., May 22, 1983

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finest cheddar and
Swiss cheeses are ground
by cheesemaker Pete
IPeber to begin a batch of
Merkt's cheese spread.

When the ground chee
ingredients are added for ~

A swirled effect is introduced in the port variety
with the addition of more wine flavoring. '; 17'1:;'",

Lane Wienke operates a filler machine
which receives the vat mixture; :)ZZ){7

MERKT CHEESE CO., May 22, 1983

11

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Cheese-tons of il-is kept ju.'ll nlwrc freezing prior to the production
proce.'l.'l. Doug Paddm·k brinf!S n load into the production aren, whih> fmtrher
Gary Kubmt (belmt') prepares the cheese for the ruller.

How Merkt''s is made
How do the employees at the Merkt
Cheese Company go about churning out
the ·ctelicious cheese spread that has cap~
lured the imagination of the buying public?
Thev start with the finest cheddar and
Swiss· cheeses that are purchased in 40pound blocks - the cheddar from the
Outagamie County Co-op at Black Creek,
Wis., and the Swiss from a variety of
suppliers.
"We buy 500,000 pounds of cheese a
month," said Tom Merkt, president and

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'If all our cooler space is
full we can hold 2,360,000
pounds of cheese at one
time.'

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owner of Merkt Cheese.
The cheese is ground and· combined
with cream, whey powder, water and
special flavoring. The special flavoring is
added only after the blended batch has
reached a smooth~ creamy consistency.
After the cheese is blended, it is routed
to one of four filling lines, where it is
packaged into bulk items of 5 and 11'12
pounds, 8 and 16 ounces and chubs for
miscellaneous orders such as crocks.
The soft mixture then is refrigerated
for 24 hours in a blast freezer that is set
at a temperature of 35 degrees below
zero.
Merkt's new plant features three dif·
ferent refrigeration areas.- The first is a
large in-house cooler that is set at 35 de-

grees above zero and is used to ag
cheese and to maintain it in a pliabl
state. This cooler can hold up to a millio
pounds of cheese.
The second refrigerated area, a freeze
which is set at 10 degrees below zero, i
used to store the finished product. Thi
area also has a million·pound capacity.
The third refrigerated area - th
previously·mentioned blast freezer - ca
hold up to 360,000 pounds of chees
spread. ·
"Our refrigerated areas are set a
specific temperatures for definite re::
sons,'' said Merkt.
"First of all, we want to maintain th
cheese at a temperature somewhat abov
freezing or we wouldn't be able to grin
iL Secondly, we want to keep ou
products shelf stable and guard agaim
spoilage.
"If all our refrigerated areas arf' fu
we can hold 2,360,000 pounds of cheese c
one time."
Conlimlf'd OTI[mge J

Gwyn ami Steve }ohnse'n of Si
Charles, Ill., report that their do~
1/esed, is also a big fun of Merkt'
Cheese.

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MERKT CHEESE CO., May 22, 1,983

Fpping opera/e.~ u lwxin{{ mm·hine that pf1t'ks the nmluiners 12 tu a
noug Paddock (upper right) stacks the pallet8 of fini:.;lwd eheese
info the !Jlwa freezer, where they ore cooled io minuJi 3:i degrees
.~wra;..re. UeloJL\ Hundy Logan is :llerkt '·" rteu.-' production mwwg<!r

Continued from pnge 11
B~fore

the cheese spread gets to the

r_elrigerated areas, however, it must pass

through the processing system. The
processing system consists of three spot~
less tanks. One_ ofthemjs a mixing tank
which is controlled by a hydraulic load ·
cell. The other two are storage tanks.
A fulltime laboratory technician moniM

tors the finished product for uniformity,
moisture. and fat content.
Two kinds _of cheese spread are

produced daily in Merkt's sparkling new
plant. The flavored cheeses are produced

at the end . of the work day
The spacious new facility boasts .two
silent cutters, each _of which has a 500liter capacity and can handle an BOOpound batch of .cheese.
One of the silent cutters was moved to
the new planffrom Merkt's old plant, but
the other was purchased on Aug. 28, 1982,
specifically for 'the_ ·imposing new- buidling.
"The base price was $125,000, but with
parts and installation costs added, the

price runs to about $150,000," Merkt said.
With its new facility, Merkt's is capable of producing from .30,000 to 50,000
pounds of cold pack cheese spread a .day.

'The new building is desig11ed to handle production of 50 million pounds
of cheese spread a year.
We . were up· to 8 million
pounds in the old .building
last year.'
When' Merkt's was founded, production
ran at about 100 pounds a week.

"The new building is designed to handle production of 50 million pounds of
cheese spread a year," Merkt said. "We
were up to eight million pounds in the old

building last year."
The new building was a necessity

because moving equipment in and ·out-. of
the. old building had become physically
impossible.
HJ -could see sate·s mushrooming to
about 15 million pounds in two or three
years, and at that point it would have
been impossible to move in the old build·
ing," Merkt said.
There are other differences between
the old plant and the new one, Merkt

pointed

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"In the old plant, everything was handled by hand. In the new plant, we use·
modern methods of- handling, such as· pallets and forklifts, and this makes for
greater efficiency,'' Merkt said,

The responsibility for seeing that
cheese spread production continues
smoothly falls on the shoulders of
Merkt's new production manager, Randy

Logan.
It is also Logan's responsibility to coorw

dinate the two production shifts to meet
sales demands. He also is responsible for

all production employees and the quality
of the finished producL

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MEifl(r CHEEsE

co., May 22;

19Sl

Public invited to inspect new cheese plant;;
The public is"being gjvenan oppurtunity to tour the"new 4'12·
million-dollar f~ciHty .of the Merkt Cheese Company in Bristol
at an open,-h?use·t6day-.: <·:· ,_-;_ ·> ,____-_ . _
.
The open Hoiise.is•b~ingb.eldJrom 11.:00 a.m.
4:00p,m.
Huridred,s of !)•iiple:~re expe~ted,:to'take advantage'.oflhe
opportilnity;toyisit'.on~ of• the.. most.modern cheese-pr~ess·
mg. packaging,and'st<jrage·planls·in t,he country, ..· · ", ·
Visitors. to th~ plant will. be •able to learn mo~kaoooit
Merkt's ..w)d~ Wiety.?f>~~·e~e'ahd's~usage products 'and to
meet the d!'dicatedremplb}'~~·Wiio h~ye made this yaf!lable
addition to ,_'~ti~·:i~~n~~~-~-:._~~ea ::~con~my ::possi_~le.- .. _:·_ :· .:< i
They will get/a ljr~t;ha~dl~k'~t hi\¢. the dclicious)jr¥1icts
they have .been Mio,ying,sincethe Ia.te 1950s are pr9<Jncil<L,
''We are quit~\ p_r4?~~:L J-~~:: ~'.lr_.'ll~w _p:l_ant; -:a~d we . "_~3At~:-RtJ'r
friends, n~ighbors and" s~ppliers to g,et a looR afit/Z:,said

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welcome• them (p,!lUf<plant< We hope they will fmd their',Visit
enlighten~na:,~nd. e~joyable.''

The Mel'~1 . Cheese Company, Inc. is located at l924i'il3rd
Street in BristoL
Large signs will be posted at the intersection of'High,Yay.,50
and Highway 45 in Bristol 'to point the way,to the .plant.

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MllRKl CHEESE CO., May 22, 1983

A warm tpelconte from.
Thomas M. Merkt
President & Owner
Merkt Cheese Company
It is indeed a pleasure

to greet you in

behalf of all the fine people who are a
part of the Merllt Cheese Company and
its companion sales arm, Merkt Enter~
prises.
Ill
We're proud to·be a part of the Bristol
Community, Kenosha County and of the
grand state of W&\lconsin~ We hope to be
here for many years to come.
We're proud, also, of the fine products
that are produced by the Merkt Cheese
Company. We pride ourselves that we
use no preservatives .in our·product ·The
public has acknowledged this dedication
to excellence by .making us No. I in our
field.
Over a generation ago, members of my
family developed a~ o~iginal process to
produce a. cheese spr-ead.- which was accepted favorably by residents . of the
small country villages ih Southeastern
Wisconsin.
In 1983, as we dedl"ate our. new multi·
milllon dollarprpces'sing.plant, Merkt's
cheese s~read~:-~r~ found In thou~ar,.ds _ _pf
storesinev~di•$~ in t~e Uni~ S!i!tes:
Arid, under the'i!l:ile dir<>etion of Charlie··
Fink, our -vice .. ,.presid~nt for·_-_ sales: and
marketing, we're exPanding our horizons
to include foreign markets.
THOMAS M. MERKT
All this, of course, would not have been
possible without the work of ~ur dedicat- ·--~~1ilj
ed employees, and without the accep'We pride ourselves that
tance of the buying public. We at Merkt's
appreciate the loyalty of our employees we use .no preservatives in
and the loyalty of the buying public. We our product.'
wlll strive above and beyond our physical
capabilities to· continue to merit this
loyalty.
This greeting would not be complete if
it did- not include a word of sincere ~successor as the head of the Merkt
thanks to my late uncle, George Merkt, ,Cheese Company.
and to his widow, Carol Merkt-Wilks.
I She wanted the company to be run by a
As a youngster, I learned the fine member of the Merkt family, and I am
points of making cheese spreads under pleased that she turned that assignment
the watchful eye of my Uncle George. I over to me. I promise to do everything I
shall always be grateful .to him for the can to repay her faith in me.
Sincerely yours,
interest he showed in me and the lessons
he taught me.
.
Thoma• M. Merkt
And it was Carol- who spurned big-mon~
President. & Owner
ey purchase offers from _giant conglomerMerkt Cheese Company
ates and, instead, turned to me as her

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Best Wishes
and
Good
Luck
on your new facility

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Carol Merkt-Wilks
Past President-Owner
Merkt Cheese Company
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made Our success PO$Sible.

Finally, I am full of emotion ... and,
yes, regret. .. because my late husband,
George, whose experiments led to the
great-tasting cheese spread we all now
enjoy, couldn't live long enough to be
part of this momentous occasion.
To me, the Merkt Cheese Company has
meant a ·continued loyalty to what my
dedicated •husband had created to help
carry on a tradition that started with his
father. My contributions to the company
were only an extension of his work.
There never was a doubt in my mind that
I would continue to operate the company
after his death.
The company meant livelihoods for
many people, and this, in turn, contributed to the growth of the community. I had
no intention of interrupting George's
commitment to the people of this area
and to the community. ·
Today the company is in good hands
under the guidance of our nephew, Tom
Merkt, who as a youngster worked handin-hand with my husband and has learned
the business from the ground up.
It pleases me that a member of the
Merkt family is in charge of operations
at the Merkt Cheese Co. I could have accepted one of many offers from large
conglomerates, who wanted to purchase
the business after my husband died.
But this would have violated all that

CAROL MERKT-WILKS
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my husband stciod""ior: HI! had a great

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'The success of Merkt
Cheese Company would not
have been possible without
the dedicated efforts of
many, many persons.'
~

know that Tom is in charge of the company today.
Under Tom's direction, I am sure that
the Merkt Cheese Company will continue
to prosper and will reach even greater
heights.
Sincerely yours,
Carol Merkt-Wilks
Pa11t president .and owner
JUerkt Cheese Company

"We have been pleased to provide the
investment counseling for Merkt Cheese and
look forward to continued prosperity for
one of Wisconsin's finest companies."
Thomas C. Lothrop
Leo D. Freeman
John W. l..innen

A. J. PlPINQ, INC.

STAINLESS PIPING AND ENGINEERING
A. C. POLFUS, OWNER

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On this auspicious occasion, when we
open our sparkling new, $4'12 million
plant to public scrutiny, many emotions
come to play in my mind. I am proud,
humble, grateful. And, above all, I am
full of emotion.
I am proud, first of all, because a
project that was just a dream not too
many years ago, has developed into the
large-scale, successful venture. you see
before you.
I am humble because I realize that the
success of the Merkt Cheese Company
would not have been possible without the
dedicated efforts of many, many persons.
I am grateful to the public at large,
whose acceptance of our products have

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MERKT CHEESE CO., May 22, 1983

Tom Merkt: he learned
trade from ground up
At the relatively tender age of 34,
Thomas M. (Tom) Merkt already has had
enough experience in the business world

to last most people a lifetime.
At one time or another, Merkt has
wrapped venison for deer hunters, sold

cheese and sausage at county fairs and
s~inned cattle in a slauKhterho!!~e.
H!: E.:~!; h~:; beeh a satisage-maker anU

cheesemaker, a cheese shop operator and
an apartment building landlord.
And he also has battled back against
cancer.

Today, Tom Merkt, who was born in

New Berlin, is president and owner of

the Merkt Cheese Company in Bristol, a
business that is·· recognized as the
producer of the finest cold pack cheese
spread in the United States.
It was destiny, perhaps, .that led Tom
Merkt to his present position. As a youth
of 10, he worked wlth his uncle, George
Merkt, who founded the cheese company,
and learned to make cheese spread at the
uncle's stores in Bristol and SaleriL
Tom already-.knew. how to ~ake sau-

sage as part .of his heritage from the
Merkt family, which had its roots in the
Hartford area.
While attending Dominican College,

where he earned <fl Bach.elor of Arts degree in general bUsineSs .administration
in ,1971, . Tom -:;·:~o~ro:.uted . on weekends

from the famify home in New Berlin to
help his uncle in the Kenosha County
stores.

From 1967 to 1971, he operated out of a
gas station in· New Berlin that housed his
father's business,, and-with the .help of
two younger brothers~skinned from 50 to
75 deer every hunting season for hunters.
From 1967 to 1974, Tom worked county
fairs, including the Kenosha and Racine
county fairs, where he .sold cheese and
sausage to hungry fair-goers.
Those two jobs helped pay for his college education.
At one time, Tom also skinned cattle in
a cousin's Burlington slaughterhouse.
Tom opened a cheese shop in West AI·
lis in 1969 with. the help of a cousin,
Robert Merkt. He joined Merkt Cheese
as plant manager 'in 1971, and took over a
cheese store in Salem, which had fonner·
Iy been operated· by his aunt, · Carol
Merkt, in 1973.
In 1972, he had bought the building
which housed the Salem cheese shop
from his aunt, who had taken over the
direction of the Bristol cheeSe-prOcessing
firm upon the death of her husband,
George, in December of 1971.

Until recently, the Salem building
housed Merkt Enterprises, the sales arm
of Merkt Cheese, but the sales crew now
has transferred its_ base of operations to

the new company plant in Bristol.
In 1975, Tom called a halt to his communting by building a _fpur~a!!~!'t~ent
Z:Vffipi~~ !::. Eii~toi lind moving permanently to the community.
It was in 1975, also, that Tom took a
two-year temporary detour on the road to
his present job. Here's how he describes
the detour:
"I hadn't had any time off in two
years, and a buddy of mine was moving
to Alaska so I decided to go with him. I
took three weeks off, and when I came
back Carol canned me, but not without

'If you want me to work,
just ask me to go fishing or
play baseball. Now that's
what I call work.'
reason. I was unbusinesslike in her eyes.
I had asked for two weeks but took three

without prearrangement or a phone call
to this effect. She was spending seven
days a week in the business herself. All
she wanted was that I follow good business principles. The cards I sent didn't
reach her until long after I was home.
She thought! would say, "Oh wait a minute, let's talk this over." I didn't and
left.
"It was OK, because I had the stores in
Salem and West Allis and the apartment
building and was not dependent. on the
job. So, there I was, 26 years of age and
semi-retired because the stores ran without me.

"I got canned on Monday, and on
Wednesday Carol called me, said she had
made a mistake and asked me to go back
to work. But I told her, 'Carol, you don't
need me ... the business can run without
me.' ..

And that's the way things stood for
several years, -with Tom serving as a
consultant to his aunt because she had to
work with Merkt Enterprises, the distributors.
"But she kept trying to get me to come
back because she wanted me to run the
business. Finally, I said I'd come back if
l could get a part of the action.
"She was fair about it. She wanted a
Merkt to run the business, and didn't

Tom Merkt, president and owner of Merkt Che(!se, has been involved with
his famil'y'w.ibusiness since age 10.
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want to sell out to Beatrice Foods or
someone else.
"We came to an agreement in the fall
of 1977, and I became part· owner, vice
resident and secretary on Dec. 23, 1977.
started working fulltime again in January, 1978."
Carol continued as president and treasurer until Jan. 12, 1982, when she sold
the business entirely to Tom..
"We sil!lled the papers at Oage Thompson's restaurant," Tom recalled.
Tom accomplished all this despite the

and remained there through Jan. 5, 198l
He returned to Bristol just in time t
take over ownership of Merkt's Cheese.
Tom enjoys his work as muCh as 1
golfer enjoys a round of golf or a ba
seball player enjoys a baseball game.
"If you want me to work, just ask m•
to go fishing or flay baseball," he said
"Now that's wha I would call work."
He arproaches each day's work wit!
the zea of a missionary.
"I like to think we are a conversioJ
kit," he says. "We convert non-chees•

Kenosha Memorial Hospital.
He spent the entire month of October
that fall at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester,
Minn., where he underwent two operalions.
After a week's stay at home in the early part of November Tom returned to

Debbie Mub
lenbeck of Bristol at Holy Apostles Cath
olic Church in New Berlin in June, 1979
They are the parents of a son, Matthev
Edward, 3.
As a youngster, Tom and his fiv•
brothers and a sister all attended Hoi•
Apostles Grade School and six of theri
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Mayo for radiation treatments on Nov. 6

"It's Vilter...
I presume."
Maybe it's a bit farfetched for Sir Stanley to
discover both Dr. Livingstone and Vllter refrigeration equipment in the jungles of Africa.
But it's not at all farfetched to find products
bearing the Vilter nameplate almost anywhere
in the world, Including right at Merkt's Cheese
in Bristol, Wisconsin. There Vilter refrigeration
is helping to preserve that natural taste of
Merkt's cheese. Merkt's and Vllter ... together
making cheese taste better and better.

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a successful operation in your
new facilities.

JIM MICHEL
BUILDING SPECIALTIES, INC.
Sales & Erection of Metal Building Products

5265 N. !24th St., Milwaukee, WI 53225

Ph. 414-781-3240

Congratulations to Merkt's
Cheese Co. on their new facility

Mefkt an'd ihe former Debbie Muhlenbeck are the proUd parents of 3 ..
year-old Matt~erc.
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Tom Merkt: learned from grouna up
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also graduated from Waukesha Memorial
Debbie's mother, Mildred Muhlenheck,
High School. The seventh family offspr· ~ lllli!ii~lfm 3( !;l!ii'li' i!iil!f~·
ing, Tom's brother M1chael, became a i
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p/'iest and now serves in Huntington, Ind.
IDebbie's grandparents, Ed and .Lucille
'1 like to think we are a

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,Debbie Merkt graduated from Bristol
Grade School .and Salem Central . High Richard Muhlenbeck, is employed in
Sehool and studied bookkeefing .for two maintenance at Gateway Technical Insti·
tute. A brother", Scott Muhlenbeck, is em·
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ployed in plant security at Merkt Cheese.
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MERKT CHEESE CO., May 22, 1983

Merkt's,h.as put the same quality
in their new facility as they
do in their cheese.
This

fine fae,ility represents
the quality product two nationally recognized firms can
produce working together
cooperatively in their own
hometown.
We are proud that we had the
opportunity to serve Merkt's
cheese during our 30th year
in business.
Congratulations!!

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Car6l"M~ttK:f:WiUurcartied

on husl>'~~a~~~l~y~f~~¥~ ':l((gac

One might say it was des\inY';
,
l~t~ 1950s, whileoccupyCarol Merkt•Wilks' into the,'i!hi!ese-:
busin_ess~.
. ___ . .
· ,
en~ of the . old. I
twGeorge f~und
J::arol was bOrn', and rear•
paliy as a !aMi\~ , .
where her .father ,w~s. engi
ected the fifst· jar. ,of
ing, She t.tterilfeil "
"
Scl\ool and
. . •c __ ch taste so
osha cbefo
. Nor~ert Merkt, who today is
High Scho•
\l'as~(lclated, ):Vjt!i, Merkt Enterpris.es, the
degree fro
•sales atm·ofrth'e' business.
"
merce in KenosHa.
· Although"·jlerfecied in 1959, the cheese
After finishing' her,· studies at 'tne
Kenosha business c~l~~.ge, ~arol, he.ld. a
·~~rt? ;~~~~n::~.Pu~ -~" .the market.Jintil
variety' df jobs, among''iheln a·s ,a
secretarial' aide 'to E:. V. Ryall, then
'I coulil. have sold out,
Kenosha Count:,> agricultural agent.'
She also was employed' by the Silver
traveled. and lived off
Lake State Bank, an attOrney "and a deninvestment, but I knew "I
tist before destiny led Georg!' Merkt to
her father's door and into her life.
woUldn't Have felt' gO,or:l
In the early.1930s, George, Merkt had
abou(that;'
devised a unique cOncep\ . Of •Selling
meats, sausage and cheese pro<!ucts door
to door by car to farm families in the
19f10.;It prmroid lin instant.hit in,t!!e p~a
area.
and. has mushroomed. from produc;ti!)n of
''George was always very.cr_eative·in
100 pounds a week in the early years·to·.s
how to make a living,"· Carol .recalled.
million pounds in 1982.
. ", .,.... . ·
"He used an insulated box with dey ice to
Unfortunately, George died at 6;6 in
protect the products he sold from
1971 at Christmas-time while plans were
spoilage.
being· laid to· enlarge and remodel,. the
"It was a good idea, because , the
business, which by 'now occupied . the
farmers did not enjoy refrigeration in
entire locker plant. .
. .,
,
those days."
' "I knew when my husband .died that I
It was on one of his door-to:door farm
was going on with the liusiness," Carol
sales trips that George called at the
said. "The day we buried. him I said;
home of Carol's parents, Alma and Wil'We'll make cheese tomorrow.'
,.
liam Riggs.
, ,
,
"Too: 01any hours, too much ,,thqug~t
"That's how I met hiin," Carol ex~~~ ft~neJnto the business,foMs to ~banpl~ined.< "He ",c;at:fle.: t~.::o,~s hf?use,, and I
sa1d to myself;:My,,lsn:,t tie handsome_"'
" I :coullt.have sold out, trayeled:and
The attraction turned out tO, be rriutual
lived oft: my .investment, but I knew I
wouldn't have felt good about that."
and Car~I :and .G~!~e .w~~e,;, ~.!.r!'Jeil in
Ahout ,, that time, a nephew, "Tom.
Merkt, was graduating with a business i
'The day we butied my. ~".~r~:. froiD" Dominican College inl

gdo<l."lBlli~

(rh.y

husband I said, 'We'll
make /cheese ,to"morrow.'
Too inari:y'hours, too much
thought had gone into the
business to abandon it.'

1937 .at Holy ~.airi~ t'atho1i~ 'Cilurch,:in

Wilmot.

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Soon after their marriage in 1937,
George and Carol· opened a cheese and
sausage shop at Brass Ball Corners.
George continued to sell door-to-door and
Carol ran the store.
,
·
From that first stO're, tfteir business
path led to stores in R.addock Lake, at
the intersection of Highways 41 and 43
(now 142), Bristol. Salem and· finally

"Tom had worked.with us,since he was
a youngster and half &efpi!'d .. out on
weekends while h"e",,:w'as ~rtendihg
college,'' Carol said. "Other nephews had
helped out, too, but Tom was always
interested in the business a~d stuck by
George. He. js a great . deal' like: my
husband."~. •''
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.' ·
·so, •Tom<b,ought into tli~ company:. and'
beca·me CO-owner wflh··carol in
December, 1977, and became sole owner·
of the company in January, 1982.
Carol is now in· semi-retirement, but;
still maintains an ofjice in the new
processin.g plant.
..
l!l79, Carol inarried)lertiert Wilks, a,
retired f3rmer from the UniOn Grove,
area. They now reside in Bristol, where
they recently completed a new home a
stone's throw ,from~the ne):V Merkt plant.

lt"u,as 'George. Merkt; 'Carol -Merkt-Wilks' 'late husb'and, who developed the
distinctive cheese spread that made his company succeasful. ~) """;:: Z. ~J

Congratulations MEirkt Cheese
Company on your new plant.
We ore pleased to be a part of the Merkt family.
Continued best wishes for your future growth.

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8

MERKT CHEESE CO., May 22, 1983

George Merkt"! s trials led
to tasty cheese spread
You have to go back to a fine old sausage-maker named Fred Merkt to get at
the roots of the Merkt Cheese Company.
Fred Merkt, father of seven soils_ and
four daughters, _was a farrriet in the
Hartford area. On his farm, he also
·produced sausage, which his ·seven sons
sold door~ to-door.
One of those sons was George Merkt 1
who eventually settled in western
Kenosha County and started a cheese, .
meat and sausage shop at Brass Ball
Corners.
He later moved his place of business to
several nearby locations, including Paddock Lake, the intersection of Highways
43 (now 142) and 41, Bristol and Salem.
It was George Merkt who peddled his
wares to area farmers door~to~door while

'There isn't a day goes
IJJ that I'm not approached
b:r a 'large food conglomerate inquiring if Merkt's is
for sale. ·[ will never sell to
a conglomerate• I will
never do that.'

from Ed and Lucille Muhlenbeck to
house his sausage·making operation.
It was in those· basement quarters and also at home - that George began
experimenting with cheese _spread~
production.

"George perfected the first batch in
1959, but the product wasn't put on the
market until1960,''· Carol said.
The product .!VaS so welJ.received that
George bought· the Bristol Locker Plant
from the Muhlenbecks, gradually phased
out sausage·making and concentrated totally on producing cold pack cheese
spread.
·
At one time, the cheese spread the
company turned out was known as "but·

ter churn cheese."
"But that name had to be abandoned
because someone else had tied up the
phrase "butter churned,:' said Tom
Merkt, current owner and president of
Merkt Cheese.
The name was then changed to
"Merkt's Old Salem Cheese Spread,"
because the manufacturing process was
then based in Salem.
Today, the company's products are distrubuted under the label of "Merkt's
Bristol Club Spread," in keeping with the
firtn 's Bristol location.
As sales expanded, so _did production

his. 'wif€. CarOl; whCim he had married in
and the physical' plant. Production soared
1937 after meetirtg her on one of his farm
from .100 pounds a week to 8 million
stops, tended the' store.
pounds in 1982. From tw.o basic types at
And it was George .Merkt who founded · the beginning - cheddar and Swiss - the
the Merkt Cheese Company as a family
company now has progressed to produc~
business in the late .1950s
lion of 16 different flavors.
In 1957-58, George had rented the baIn 1970. a storage and distribution
sement of .the old Bristol Locker Plant
center were added to the physical plant.

I'rlerkt's cheese spread became so-popular that the original plmll in Rri.o;tol
wa.~ pru;hed beyond its limits, necessitating a new, modern fadlity.

In 1973-74, the plant was enlarged, adding
warehouse space and· a· storage area:.
In 1977, the improvements included a
freezer area that could store up to one
rTiillion pounds of cheese, more
warehouse space and a dock office.
Finally, in September 1981, ground was
broken on the new $4Va~million plant
Merkt Cheese now occupies. The new
facility boasts 63,000 square feet of floor
space compared to 4,500 in the old plant.
At the same time these expansion
projects were being completed success~
fully, the company also was adding new
equipment.
When the first batch of cheese spread
was made, Merkt's had only one 50wpound
cutter.
Today, the new plant has two silent
cutters and has room for three. Each of
the silent cutters has a 500-liter capacity
and is capable of handling an BOO-pound
batch of cheese.
The second silent cutter, which was
purchased spe_cifically for the new plant,
cost $150,000, including installation ex..
penses.
Unfortunately, George Merkt did not
live· to see most Of this oroe:ress take

place. He died at Christmas-time, 1971,
at 66, and his wife took over direction of
the cheese company.
Carol promptly named nephew Tom,
who had been associated with his uncle
since he was 10. plant manager and chief
of operations.
After a minor dispute which saw him
take a two·year sabbatical from the firm,
Tom rejoined Merkt Cheese in 1977 as
part owner.
Carol, who was easing into semiwretirw
ement and wanted to keep the company
in the Merkt family, sold the business en·
tirely to Tom on Jan. 12, 1982.
She refused to sell to a conglomerate,
and Torn remains committed to that
ideal.

"There isn't a day goes by that I'm not
approached by a large food conglomerate
inquiring if Merkt's is for sale," he says.
"I will never sell to a conglomerate. I
will never do that."
Tom also remains loyal to the family's
sausage·making heritage.
"I love to make sausage," he says.
"We still' make sausage, but we're only
making liver sausage now."

From all of s
to all of y u
Congratulations·· and Good Luck

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We're proud to have
played a part in your
progress

R.P.M.
WELDING
P.O. Box214
Bristol, Wis. 53104

.Merkt's Clteese Spreads

9

MERKT CHEESE CO., May 22, 1983

MERKT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Carol M. Merkt~Wilk8 ·Chairperson
Thomas M. Merkt
Timothy McLafCerty

OFFICERS
Thomas M. Merkt President/Treasurer
Deborah L.- Merkt Vice President/Secretary

IIIANAGEIIIENT
Gene W. Glas - Plant Manager
Robert W. Koster - Inventory Control
Mark P. Olson - t•urehasing
Randy Logan - Production Manager
LaVern L. Winker- Quality Control

!ST SHIFT PRODUCTION
JQhn VanE\'ery- Cheese Maker

SE

Paul SchenltinS --'HatCher
tBiogero Costanzo - Material Handler
Estelle Brown .- Lab As§istant

Belly Muhlenbeck ··Housekeeper
Kathy Bogert - Product Packager
Thomas Underhill Packaging Machine Operator
William Prin@"le - 'Warehouse Man

2ND SHIFT PRODUCTION
l,eter Weber - Cheese Maker

Joel Haney - Whey Processor
Gary Kubas - Batcher
Lane Wienke·~ Packaging Machine
Opera lor
Jeffrey Epping ~ Produd Packager
Linda t:hans • Product Packager

Uill Remillong

~

Material Handler

l>uug l"'addock • 2nd Shih Foreman

f!;

SHIPPING t\ND RECEIVING

3RD SHIFT SANITATION
Russell Larabee - Sanitation Engineer
Joseph Hiegerl - Sanitation Engineer
Timothy Merkt - Sanilalion Engineer
Sc.oll l\luhlenbeck - Plant Security

MAINTENANCE
Thomas Matrise - l sl shift plant and
machine mainlenanee
(;raig Goellge - 2nd shirl plant and
machine maintenance
l>all' Christopherson • Plant Elee.trician

Uean Weis - Material Handler
l>a'"·id Miller - Material Handler

LUNCH PROGRAM
Uelly Krikau, Chef

OFFICE
Hobin Melallo, Secretary
Marie Koster, Secretary
Audrey Uelgeson - Exec.utive Secretary
to Thomas Merkt

MERK'I,
TRANSPORTATION

IIOARD OF DIRECTORS

(;lu,_· (;las, Transportation Operator
t\pvin Hughes, Transportation

llerhert F. Merkt
Norberl A. Merkt
Thomas M. Merkt
(:harles A. Fink

()Jwrutor
Jt·ffrcy i\'lerkl, Transportation OpPrator

:1'1>\RKt:TINf> DIVISION

OFFICERS

(;ary Lynt~h. National Sah·s Supt•nisor
Tt•rry Cnrdolt, Ht•gitmal Sales
Bt>prt~!Wntatin•. \Vt•st
Holu·rt :Ut·rkl, Ht•giunal ~alt•s
Ht'(Jrt•.•wnlath·e, South
Bit~hard Cnokt• - Ht•gionul ~alPs

llerbert F. Merkt, Presidenl
Charles A. Fink, Vire President1\Jarkt>ting & Salt's
Thomas M. ,\Jerkt, Treasurer
Norbt~rl A. l\1erkt, Vice Presidt>nl &
~t'('rt'(Uf}'

Hl'l)n•st•ntalin·, Ea,;l (:oa."!

SALES DIVISION

(;ur)' Johnson - Hl'j.l;iunal Salt•s
Hl'ptt•st•ntalivt•, :\Jidwt•sl
PHI t\raww. l>l'livt•rJIS;:~It•srnan.
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Lt•e Zit•nwr, Art•n Salt'~ Ht'()rt•st•nlathe,

Laurie McKinnev
Chris Nedza
.
Alice Arber

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Jt·an l,lunkell
l)(•hurah Sullivan

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MERKT CHEESE CO., May 22, 1983

Making .The Best Cheese Is One Thing.
Producing It For Growing Markets Is Another~
Merkt's does it with a newly expanded 63,000 sq. ft. facility.
ning teams ofstaff and sub-contractors kept the
Merkt's goal in mind.

We are proud to have been part of the Merkt's
multi-million dollar expansion program; proud
to participate in their growth and their faith in
the future.
We knew what on time, on budget construction
meant to Merkt's projected sales commitments.
Even under adverse winter conditions our win-

Now that success has been achieved, we thank
Merkt's once again for the opportunity, but
mostly for the excellent cheese we'll continue
to enjoy.

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18. MERKT CHEESE CO., May 22,

1983

'We want world to eat our cheese spread"
('or!linm•rl fro in 'ptlge -~·7

two important. areaS .- california and
New York.
"We couldn't hahtlle the demand if we
advertised," Fink'-n.OfeS,- ''If we've _:spent
$2 million ori ,adVertisini.-til the last fiVe
years it's a lot.''
The cheeSe spread· manufacturer has
done limited radio and newspaper advertiSing, but Fink now hopes to ~tart using
television ads later this year.
Merkt's also plan's to move .full blast
into New York :and:~qaUJotiiia;: taking ad~

delivered the cheese spread to a
sprinkling of supermarkets, supper clubs
and taverns in Wisconsin and surrounding
stateS:
Fink helped. develop a uniform dfstribu. tion ,P.~ogr~m.}nd .price liSts .and;:~~~lisf~

v.~~t~ge

ali 'the

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Prevwusly this w~s out, o{the ,question
b't>ca!ISe t~e._-_ ·otd:'__pl~ht:-_·.~otildn't{~rodu~e
enoiigl):·,.chee_Se ·Spre3d> f6_ §~_tisfy,_existing
de'rii~arid:_:
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Fink; 36;. br•
ieilce· in the' fo<
Merkt's in .197'
·,Park Technicaf•Instit'~t(,.'F;irk \Vorked in
ill!$ pare~ts' grO<!~tj,. stcire)n .Fond du
Lac, owned· apd.:·o.Bet~~ed-,~:Wo. res~urants

'If;e Ulant th€> world to eat
our cheese spread, but
we're in no.~urry.'
there by the time he was 21, worlted for
the American Chicle Co< for one year ahd'
spent four years ·as a saleS representrl~'
tive in the sausage bUsiness.
Before he·took over. ·as Merkt's vice'
president· fOr ·sales ·and marke~i.i1g, thi 1
company had no cohesive marketing program. Members of· .the Merkt family

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. 'Tl"e're the Rolls-Royce
of't;:Pld pack cheese.'
major us supermarket chains to
carry the brand.
He also arranged to drop-ship cheese
Spre.a.d: ·directly to the warehouses of
large. gr9fery chains, and ~en: ha~· his
tetail people call on the individual s!ores
ofeach'chain to sell them on handling the
. ··.·· . . .
·
product. :
''Theni:instead of. our s~les staff, l
hlr.ed bfokerage. firms to··market: 9ur
products.
now have. a network of 70
brokers representing every ·state of· the
union, he ·.,sa!d, ::
Merkt's also is. selling .to the military,
and,· recently . htred .an .international
broker tti. haridle sales in foreign coun~
tries. They even have a broker in ..Japan.
"But we're taking .foreign sales slow
now," Firik' said. "We're ·basically .concentrating.: on cheese-related· countries
and sticking to Europe.~'
All these efforts have· made Merkt's
the No. I seller .in. its field
A Survey has shown. that Merkt's has
the cold pack cheese business in Wisconsin virtually locked up, selling 94.2% of
all cold .pack cheese in the Milwaukee

Wr

area and 18.5% nationally. Another brand
has a 16.7% share'of the national market.
"We're the Rolls-Royce of cold pack
cheese,'''Fink.said with pride.
Merkt's has achieved its No. 1 ranking
nationally by moving slowly and insisting
.on a quality product.
"Why Jeopardize the name by cutting
quality to achieve false growth? '' Fink
asks.
Fink ahd hiS wife, Barbara, were married in 1967. They live in Brookfield with
their three children, Anthony. Angela and
Andrea.
Fink is a member of the board of dir.ectors of Merkt Enterprises, ·the sales
arm of the Merkt Cheese Company.
Other directors are Thomas M., Herbert
F. and Norbert A. Merkt.
Herbert Merkt is president of Merkt
EnterpriseS, Fink serves as vice president - sales'" <ihd ·mark€-ting, ThOmas
Merkt as treasurer. Norbert Merkt as
vice-president· and secretary and Donald
Servi as. comptroller.
Fink's sales division includes Gary
Lynch, National Sales Supervisor;
regional sales representatives ·Terry Cardot!, West; Robert Merkt, South; Gary
Johnson; Midwest and Richard Cooke,
East; Wisconsin delivery salesman Pat
Krause; Wisconsin area sales ·representative Lee Ziemer; Southeast Wisconsin
sales representative Gervase Merkt and
Northwest Wisconsin sales representative Fred Merkt. Bonnie Keefer is sales
coordinator and office ·supervisor.
Also part. of the sales division are
Laurie McKinney, Chris Nedza and Alice
Arber. The accounting divisiOn under

Servi includes Jean Plunkett and Deb(
ah Sullivan, while the general office st<
includes Sharon LaMeer and Cat:
Schenning.
Delivery of the finished product is i
responsibility of transportation operata
Gary Glas. Kevin Hughes and Jeffr
Merkt.

~enht'Cheege Covnpa~y, S)nc.
We, at Cher-Make Sausage salute
you on your new facility. It shows
your confidence in the Bristol
area and its people. We're proud to
have you as our good friends and
with our neighbors in
congratulating you.

····-··-..Merkt's Cheese and Cher-Make
both
have a lot in common.
strive for excellence.
Sausage Co. Manitowoc, Wis. 54220
P.O. Box 408

MERKT CHEESE CO., May 22, 1983

Sales goal: 'We;~'\\faril':W,orld
to eat our che~~~e spr~(td'
Energetic Charlie Fink sings a happy
tune as he goes about the business of

plotting marketing and sales strategy lor
the Merkt Cheese Company.
"We want the world to eat our cheese
spread, but we're in no hurry," Fink Says

cheerfully as he looks forward to greater
sales in .the years ahead,
Notthat Merkt's s~les.r'ecord has been
too shabby, Th~ Ilristol fii"Tilhas come a
long way. from/t~e;d~y cit, made its fh:st
batch oftcheese spr\'.ad !rom a 150-pound
wheel· of !%::.year-Old. Wisconsin cheddar

in 1959.
· ·
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In the earlydays, the firm was taxed

to·prodU:ce 100 pounds a week, and in 1982

Merkt's turned out eight million pounds
in its old building. ·
Sales approached the $16-million mark
in 1982.
Now that the firm is in its new build-

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ing, Finkpredi~ts thafs~les and production-,should double within the next three
years.

The new building is designed to handle
production of 50 million .,pounds of cheese
spread a year.
. . .. .
.
"When we start~ out," Owner-President Tom Merkt recalled, "We said if
we ever made .a million poUnds 6f cheese
sprea,d a year i we wo·uld need a new

building.
"Then we kept pushing the figure up a
million ata time until we reached eight
million pounds .last year. That's when the

new building not only became a necessity, but a MUST."
Merkt's has achieved its supeib sa~les
reco~d despite the fact the company advertJ,sed only during Dairy Month in June
and was without a strong sales base. in
Conrinu(•d on puge 18

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MERKT CHEESE CO., May 22, 1983

Harry Truman, wife of Dulles
enjoyed Merkt's cheese spread
The high and the mighty, as well as the
man _and -wOman on the st~~t, have

taken a liking to the savory, tastetempting goodness of .Merkt's Bristol
Club Cold Pack Cheese Spread.
Famous patrons of the ·!ll'erkt Cheese
Company in Bris.tol have included former
President Harry .Truman and Mrs. John
Foster Dulles, wife of the former

Secre~

. tary of State.
Carol Merkt, who succeeded her late
husband, George _ Merkt, as owner-

president of the. firm upon his death in
1971, has in her possession a letter from
Marjorie G. Recinos, secretary to 'Mrs.
Dulles. In the letter, Ms. Recinos wrote:
"A few weeks ago Mrs. Dulles became
acquainted_ with your delicious Swiss

cheese spread while she was in Scottsdale, Arizona. Unfortunately, when she
returned to Washington, she was unable

to purchase the spread here.
"Would you be kind enough to let me
know where this can be obtained in the
Washington area scr she can once more
enjoy it?"
Needless to say, Mrs. Dulles received
the necessary information.
According to Herbert, Norbert and
Gervase Merkt, Merkt's cheese spread
"sold itself because it's the best product
on the market."
Herbert Merkt· is the father of Tom
Merkt, current owner and ·president of
the Merkt Cheese Company. Norbert and
Gervase are Tom's uncles. All three are

affiliated with Merkt Enterprises, the
sales arm of the Merkt Cheese Company.
All three have had long sales careers
with the company and· can tell many

tales about the instant success the cheese
spread attained at. every turn in the road.
Listen to Norbert Merkt as he tells of
an experience. he had in Kankakee, Ill.
"The proprietor (of an establishment)
said he haa all the cheese spread he
wanted, but I insisted· he just taste. our
spread.
"He tasted it, and said 'Give me
everything you've- got.' That episode
must have been repeated 100 times

P\.,., Jobn foster Dulles
2740

Tlu'"!Y-••conJ Street

W••t;.g••• s. D. C.

April 23, 1962
Merkt's Cheese Company
Salem, Wisconsin

over.''

And Gervase Merkt: "In Bailey's Harbor, up in Door County, we sold every
supper club in .one day. On_e customer
took four cases and said he wanted Jive
more cases the next morning. Before

that he had packed another brand."
And Herbert Merkt: "At Gordon's
Lodge (also in Door County), they featured their own cheese spread. But after
tasting ours they said, 'We're through
making cheese spread. Bring it in.·"
Norbert Merkt recalled two other
humorous i'ncidents involving the cheese

spread.
"At King's Gateway in Eagle River, a
guy was about to have dinner when he

tasted our cheese spread. 'Don't bring
my my chicken,' he told the waitress.
'Just bring me a jar of this spread."'
· Finally, Norbert recalled, "We were
haVing dinner at· a place 'West of Crivitz
about 9 one night and had ~laced a tub of
cheese on the bar.
"Some people . walked in and helped
themselves to the cheese. 'This even
tastes better than Merkt's,' they said.
They didn't know that it really WAS
Merkt's."

Dear Sirs:
A rew weeks ago Mrs. Dulles became
acquainted with your delicious Swiss
cheese spread while she was in Scottsdale,
Arizona, Unfortunately, when she returned
to Washington she Waf! unable to purchase
the spread here, Would you be kind enough
to let me know where this can be obtained
in the Washington area so she can once
more enjoy itZ
Thank you,

-yji~c~re~.y your. /J
I! ~,_t: j. ~
9 ,

Marjot>ie G
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Secretary t 0 M
Recinos
rs.
Dulles

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Merkt Cheese is a great
asset to the Bristol Industrial
Park and the entire community
Your friends at
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Congratulations
Merkr Cheese Co. on
your new building.
L & S INSULATION
COMPANY, INC.
6.l6 South 89th Street
Milwaukee, Wis. 53214
( 414) 4 76-4840

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WE SALUTE YOU!
We were pleased to participate in the construction
of your new addition. Good Lucid
CONTRACTOR-DISTRIBUTORS OF: COLD STORAGE CONSTRUCTION
INTERIOR SYSTEMS-MECHANICAL INSULATION-RETROFIT PANELS

SPRINKMAN SONS
CORPORATION
12100 West Silver Spring Road, P.O. Box 25266
Milwaukee, Wis. 53225
Phone (414)

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At Merkes, cleanliness and quality go hand-in-hand
Quality and cleanliness go hand-in-hand
at the Merkt Cheese Company.
"You ·can't have one without the other,

Owner-President Tom Merkt explains.
To insure that . Merkt's Bristol Club
cheese spread maintains its high quality,
Merkt insists that no preservatives or ar~
tifical ingredients be used in the company's products.
•
He alsq. insists. thaf the complete physical plant be washed every night after
the production cycle has been completed.
"We could increase the shelf life of our
product and solve ·some of our spoilage
problems . if we added preservatives,"
Merkt explains. "But we ·do a darn nice
business without preservatives.

"We don't use preservatives because
they are unhealthy. We don't use preservatives, artificial flavors or .fillers
because they are totally unnecessary."
Merkt's _does use aged Cheese, either
cheddar or Swiss, mixed with whey
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fillers because they are unhealthy and totally un_llf!~E?_S!f!l"Y· '

Congratulations on your new
facility. We wish you many
years of success.
GILBERT PLASTIC
Supplier of packing to food and industrial accounts.

R. J. SCHINNER
Distributor qf packing supplies to Food Manufacturers,
Institutions and Supermarket Warehouses.

16950W. LINCOLN AVE.
(414) 786-4550
NEW BERLIN, WIS. 53151

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MERKT"S CHEESE
We wish you well on your
brand new facility.

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LOEWEN & FONK
EXCAVATING CONTRACTORS

3505 18th St.

Ph. 551-0243

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flavoring to produce a product that has
even pleased the taste buds of gourmet

Purchasing agent Mark P. Olson is iJ!
charge of procuring• the high qualitY
cheese and other ingredients from

diners.

numerous suppliers, thereby providing

solids, water, cream, spices and other

As for cleanliness, Merkt notes, "We

insist on full sanitation at all times to
guard the quality of our product,"
The company employs a fulltime labor·
atory technician to monitor the finished
product for uniformity, moisture and fat
content. And it is looking for a second

technician to handle the increased
production that will result from the enlarged plant.
Plant Manager Gene W. Glas is respon_sible for maintenance throughout the
plant.

Merkt's products the quality that makes
them famous.

The task of blending the ingredients
into the tasty cheese spread the"public
buys at its neighborhood market flllls to
cheese makers John VanEvery and Peter
Weber, with a helping hand from
batchers Paul Schenning and Gary Kubas
and whey processor Joel Baney.

Sanitation engineers Russell Larabee,
Joseph Riegert and Timothy Merkt are
responsible for washing and sanitizing
the production area each night.

Best Wishes

on your new fine facility.
We wish you much success.

~ Outagamie ·
~ ~ Producers Cooperative
Manufacturers of fine quality NATURAL CHEESES

Black Creel!, Wisconsin 541116 • (414) 984-3331

"49 Yean of
Outstanding Services
To The Farm

Community"
A Farmer Owned Co-op~

·Free lun~,h every day
part of Merkt policy
H!!~'!

rrial!y -_companies dQ you know of

that serve ·theil- employees" fi~ !:met
every day?
The Merkt Cheese Company does that
every day, and may be the only one in
the country that does.
.
And Betty Jane Krikau is the lady who
arranges the daily menu and supervises
preparation of the daily meals.
"It all goes back to the days of my
Uncle George (Merkt Cheese Co. founder
George Merkt)," said Tom Merkt, now
the owner and president of Merkt
Cheese.

"In those days we made cheese only

once a week. My uncle would get a crew
in .on .a Saturday, and when it c~me time
rOT-- lUiich he- either wcut tv -~ -~~!.ir't:v
hamburger stand and came back. With 3
bunch of hamburgers or to his store in
Salem and come back with a bag of
weiners or brats and some pop to drink.
"When George died, and Carol
(George's widow, Carol Merkt) and I
went on with the business, it was just as
easy to continue making lunch and we
never stopped.
"But then it began to get out of hand,
because we were there to make cheese

Congratulations
Merkt's Cheese

and not make lunch.

"So around 1978, we hired Betty Jane
as a permanent parttime employee just
to make lunch, and it's worked out pretty
well."
Betty Jane, with help from Merkt
Cheese housekeeper Betty Muhlenbeck,
prepares enough food each day to feed
from 45 to 50 people, including salesmen
who may be calling on Merkt's and
repairmen who may be working in the
plant.
Food for the second and third shift
workers is prepared in advance and left
in the kitchen with instructions for serving. .

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INTERNATIONAL DECORATORS, INC.
4512 HI POINT RD.
McHENRY, ILLINOIS 60050

llf~C~es, coqked every day by
Belly Jane__ Krikau, are a fringe ben-

Free_

efit for Merkt '.or employees.

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and excitement of color

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Whether your Job is a small run of a one or two-color fOlder or a
large, fOur-color catalog or brochure, f!Nery Job demands and
receives, the same high quality of wol'k and attention to detail
that has earned Inland the respect Of its many valued customers.

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MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS AND ENGINEERS
307 West Layton Avenue. Milwaukee. Wtsconstn 53201

MERKT CHEESE CO., May 22, 1983

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It''ssharp cheddar, 2-1,
as most popular flavor
They don't offer 32 flavors like a
prominent ice cream vendor, but there
are enough flavors :to satisfy most.
palates in stock at the Merkt Cheese
Company.
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..,,'.'Wheii WE' gl.afte<i:' mit, we made· two

About those flavors: There are the ba·
sic Swiss and Cheddar and a number of
offspring of each. There's Swiss almond,
buttery Swiss and Swiss blue. Tli!>n:

tht;(t': (!h~ar witii·,wine, -gari:c·,· b!~on'
and onion.

There is also cheddar with brandy,
basic types, cheddar and Swiss," says
Owner-President Tom Merkt. "Today we Jalapeno pepper, horseradish and woodsare making 16 different flavors."
The cheese spread is made by grinding
a batch of cheese and .combining· it with
cream, whey powder and moisture.
"When the batch Is smooth and
creamy, the flavor is added~" ·Merkt.
said.
The soft mixture Is packag~ and re- :
frlgerated after. spending 24 . boors in a
blast freezer that is set ·at minus-35. degrees.
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"We've used the same fomlula right
from the beginning,'' Merkt said ..
started wlth•-tfie. 'fia•·
"We started with the basi~. cheddar
and Swiss, but then someone suggested.· sic cheddar and Si.viiJI~~.!Jut
adding a little garlic, and we just kept
then someone
going."
At Merkt's, two kinds of cheese spread adding a little
are made dally. "The basic types are we)ust kept going.'
made first;, and\the·· fla~ored .cheese
spreads - for obV!oos' reasolls ·_ are
produced at the ~!ld:of !the ·work, day. , .
l'he cheese .spread is·.availllble in, B- mok~ arid ,there's also cheddar with
ounce, 16-ounce, 5-pound and' 111.5-pound pimento arid salami.
And most recently nacho alii!· tacobulk sizes.
The cheese spread is labeled "cold flavored cheddar cheeses alsO were adpack cheese food" because no heat is ded to the Merkt repertoire.
The most popular brand? "Sharp ,ched:.;
used in the production process and only a
certain amount of·butterfat and water Is ·dar outsells everything' else; 2-to-1·,"
Merkt said;.
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Wales'Aven~e, Avori/Masuichusettl 02322 (617) 558-2600

. ., Merkts; Cheese Co.

We.atthe
First National Bank
extend our ,m:ost
sincere ·congratulations
on your
new facility.

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·FIRST NATIONAL BANK
of Kenosha

comf?letely natural product
_ . _ . . .. ~ives.' Only the finest grade
;'A" stamped cheddar, age(j over 100 days,
goes into making M~rkt's(~rade "A'' cream
and the, finest· mitur\il'products·compliment
the 14 flavors of Merkt's.·Merkt's Cheese is
·great for snacks, it's nutritious and delicious ..

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To spread ·your .Merkt's
eese you wil.l also receive
. . $il-~5 cheese kni,fe free. You'll
love the knif~. lt.has a si>l.id wood handle
and serrated . steel blade with our Merkt's
name etched Into it to let your guests know
you ~e')'e .only;the best cheese spread.

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The Merkt's Cheese Club Seal of Excellence
will be on every order shipped. , It is our
guarantee tliat it you are not completely
satisfied With each order sent, you may return
the cheese for a· full refund, no questions
asked.
Members of Merkt's Cheese of the Month Club will
have the opportunity to -enjoy world renowned
cheeses from -among-our favorites.
the current sele:ction O_f , cheese will be mailed
directly to your ho'use six to eight times a year for a
nominal charge.

Yes, 1. would like to join Merkt's Cheese of the
Month Club. Please send. my membership card
entitling me to. a 5%. DISCOUNT at Merkt's
Ch...., Stores; 'my free stoneware crock filled
with 16 ounces of Merkt's Cheese Spread and a
cheese spreader worth $3.95.
Date _ _ _ _ _ _' -

Ordered by (please print or type)

Name ____________________________

Addres:s_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
City

State _____ Zip _____

Mail my order to

Name ___________________________

PLUS
Merkfs' Cheese Club members will receive: a cheese

Address

Apt. No, _____

~easer -~e~sl_ett~r;. ~eaturii'l,g _ rec_ipes}ro_m_ t~e wor~d

p_ver; art1cles cOncerning· the care.and lnaintenance of
cheese -products; information on continental desserts,

State _ _ _ Zip _ __

City

·cneese. and -wihe; a cheese· shb'pper's guide and -muCh

tnore.

We.call onlfReep the FJlEE.otf~r.ot'f6ur
first· month's chees~ selection op!!n fc;>r 30
days. Detach the·. order form ard '.enclose it
with your check: or. money order for $10.00
or credit card Information and send it to' us in
the enclosed business reply envelope.
We will rush your:

PLUS
Your personal m·embership card which entitles
you to a 5% discount all year long on cheeses bought
·,it the three Merkt's Cheese Stoies 'located in the
greater Milwaukee area.

• Limited edition crock of'Merkt's Cheese.
You. will soon rece•ve your first exciting
and informative cheese.loveis' newsletter plus
a description of .the next cheese selection.
You .never have to buy another thing so
act today and begin experiencing the delights
of., ·

! have enclosed a check or money order for $10
for my initiation fee.

C!

I would like to charge my initiation fee to

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Card No, _____________
Hwy, 83, Salem, Wisconsin 53168
Phone 843-2424

• Membership card for cheese discounts.
• $3.95 cheese spreader knife.

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Signature _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __

19680 West)\lati?nal Avenue
New Berlin, WiSconsin 53151
Phimo 619-0601

6832 West Becher Street
West Allis, Wisconsin 53219
Phone 543-4230

To join the Merkt's Cheese of the Month Club by
telephone call 1-414-679-0601. Have your credit card
information handy, {Ca11 collect if necessary)
*Merkt's Che€se Club items are available foe shipment
only 1:0 the connecting 48 states.
oWe reserve the right to substitute assortments of equal
va!ue.

MERKT CHEESE CO., May 22, 1983

CONGRATULATIONS

Merkt~s ear remains tuned
to handicapped~ s needs ~-zzs),_:>
Tom Merkt, president and 9wn~r of the ·
Merkt Cheese Company; is
employ.~r
with a consCience;
· . ...
. .. .
. Simply 'put, MerkUs. a believer in hiring persons :whO 'have pbysical;h~n<Jicaps.
Am_ong ~hi_s ':empl9ye_es- are a_, :·man-andwife hearing-impaired .couple, Cathy and
Paul Schenning.
Paul is a bat~her on the JitSt- produc. tion shift whose responsibilttyjs to assemble the ra\vingredientsJiiat are combined. into the finished cheese spread.
His _,wife .. C~thy, is- an _ office_ -wotker
with Merkt Enterprises, the sales arm of

an

Merkt Cheese.

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terpreter present so the Sc.hennings can

·I)~ as. we!I informed as: the, ~ther,em.
ploy,ees . about what is bein~ said;'' a

friend of Merkt's - who .wished to
remain anonymous - said.
-,, - --. _-> _-;
He. even attended. si~n · Ja~g~~g~
classes at Gateway.. Techmcal In~tJtute·

Suppliers of your complete
plumbing and heating
system ...

for -a whole, yea~: ~nstead of _only __-one

semester, so he co~ld c?,mmumcate betterwith the Schenmngs.
Merkt's next step .will be tiie .installation of-tele--comm~nicati6ns equipment in
the plant. This system. will help hearing'

ADVANCE

impaired persons to communlt::B.te better

Merkt is sensitive to their needs as
hearing-impaired persons.

by keying into the.system via a keyboard

MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS

and video-terminal-type· screen.

"At. all the important meetings, he
makes sure to have a -sign language

in~

"We will .be installing two or .more

1500 Durand Ave., Racine, Wis. • Ph. 632-447'l

units this year, '1 Merkt.said

erkt's makes it taste better.
A generation ago in Bristol, Wis., the
Merkt brothers made a batch of cheese
spread. They made it their own way using all natural ingredients.
The family .introduced their new
spread at country stores and county
fairs and soon were selling all they
could produce.

Hoye & Associates

10721 W. Capito! Drive
Suite 205
Milwaukee, Wis. 53222 (414) 461-0045

Packaging Corp. of America

Today their cheese spreads are known
coast-to-coast. And now they're made in
a sophisticated new plant, the largest of
its kind, in BristoL
The firms on this page are pleased to
have had a part in Merkt's progress.
Like Merkt's we think our customers
deserve the finest. And we deliver it.

The Supply Corporation

P.O. Box 112 taKe Geneva, Wis. 53147
( 414) 248-8837

Stone Container Corp.

6:!47 Pine Street
Burlington, Wis. 53105
( 414) 763-9511

W. E. Riley. & Sonn, Inc.

P.O. Box 904 Green Bay Wis. 54305
(305 East Walnut Room 605)
(414) 432'4887

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1900 Foss Park Ave.
North Chicago, Ill. 60064
(312) 689-4200

The Abbott Co.

2211 N. Prospect Ave.
Milwaukee, Wis. 53202

Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
1550 N. Prospect Ave.
Milwaukee, Wis. 53202
(414) 271-3232

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.AJ(e~oshaNews 'l.l;e~~~yserjes recognizing th~ important contrilJution.s

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. of.tlur.churches in •the community;

;B. · t.Jstbl·United,iMethodist

. A Century or: P:r·~gress

head of the two Bris-

'•.tol az;ea',cliurclfes, Pastor· Pilgrlln •said

include "better oreach-

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The Rev. E. Dornfeld was elected chairman and the Rev. Schwefel, secretary.
The resolution was adopted to unite the town of Bristol congregation with the
congregation in the village and be served as one, no longer from Kenosha but from
Paris, until either congregation became self supporting and desired to have it's own
pastor. Four of the members of the township were elected to serve on the building
During this time the congregation showed its love for Christian education
committee: John Gitzlaff, Otto Schmeckel, Ferdinand Lenz, and Wm. Hein. It was
and decided the pastor should conduct school three days per week from the first
also decided to conduct services in the school house on the Geneva Road until the
of May until the first of September and also conduct a Bible Class after the Sunday
church in Bristol was completed.
Service. The congregation in Paris rightly felt that this was usurping too much
A number of remarks were made about the lot on which the church was to be
of the pastor's time, and they compromised to arrange the time so that both
built, but since it was already bought and paid for and had many fine trees for firecongregations could have school.
·
wood and would be easy to dig a basement, it was decided to build. In a combined
From 1902-1906 Pastor Maisch served the congregation, and it is with sadness
meeting it was decided to keep the three trustees of the village congregation and
that in one of the meetings it was decided to have the pastor visit the members
also tht: three of the township, thus having six. New articles of incorporation were
and urge them to better attendance. I suppose the excuses were: "The roads are too
filed in the Court House and the name of the congregation remained the same:
muddy, the horses are tired from the week's work, no new hat to wear, no time etc.''
Zion Ev. Lutheran Church of Bristol, Wis.
The pastors reply? "Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy." The Bible is
At this meeting it was reported that $5.00 had been gathered for a building
most urgent in this that a Christian hear the Word of God and promises that "Faith
fund. A plan for the new church was accepted and Mr. Dixon received the contract
cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God." Another effective Bible
to build the church.
passage is "Forsake not the assembling of yourselves together as is the manner
The work began in earnest. Some hauled lumber from Kenosha; others
of some."
dragged heavy stones for the foundation, and still others helped with digging. On
How the pastor succeeded was not recorded, but it seems that the people
the second Sunday in October, 1896, seventy-four years ago the first church was
responded to his word of warning and the attendance improved. Today we still
dedicated to the Triune God. The men's choir of Frieden's Ev. Lutheran Church
have that struggle, and it is our duty to increase regular church attendance. Let us
in Kenosha piled into !umber wagons and after a long bumpy ride arrived to
not forget our home mission work. Do you know that we have gained several
render several selections at the dedication service.
members because you invited them to attend the service? All members of the
In 1897 Pastor Schwefel resigned and the Rev. Adascheck from Iron Ridge,
church should say, "I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, for it is the power
Wis., was called. He served until September 11, 1898. The Rev. Schwefel was again
of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth.''
prevailed upon to serve temporarily. A call was extended to the Rev. Henry
Gieschen which he accepted arid entered upon his duties late in 1898, remaining
From 1907-1916 Pastor Voss served both Bristol and Paris. His total salary
until 1900.
amounted to $500.00 per year. The congregation in Bristol pledged $275.00; the
Paris group $225.00, because his place of residence was Paris. In the fall of 1907 the
It is rather interesting to note how big a dollar looked in those days. The
final debt of $200.00 on the church property was paid and for this each member
trustees could not spend more than $2.50 for the church without the consent of
gave $5.00. According to the record, the church building was erected for the sum of
the congregation. The congregation voted $10.00 toward buying fire apparatus for
$1,981.89. All debts were now paid.
the village. This consisted of buckets and perhaps some hose. At this time we begin
to hear the sad story, which is still echoed today; many of the members were slow
In the year 1916 several changes took place. Pastor Voss accepted a call to
in fulfilling their obligations. The treasury was always empty until the end of the
Michigan, and the congregation in Bristol decided to call their own pastor. Pastor
year; then there was enough to meet all obligations and a small balance. Too many
Carl Buenger of Kenosha conducted these meetings and assisted in bringing about
waited until the end of the year before paying their dues. Today most members
the separation. A delegation was sent to the meeting in Paris to gain their consent
pay their dues weekly enabling our treasury to pay bills as they come due, for i:t
for this separation.
has been decided that all confirmed contribute toward the church. Not only would
The Paris congregation, in a fine Christian manner, decided that they would
that relieve the strain on the treasury, but would teach the young to contribute
prefer no change, but if the congregation in Bristol felt that they could make
regularly to the upkeep of the church.
better progress alone, they would not oppose the separation.
At this time the congregation began to grow and new members were accepted
each year. Not only ~ere the people .diligent in church. attendance, they also
The Bristol congregation held another meeting with Pastor Buenger present
and felt that they should have services every Sunday morning; also the children
attended the congregauonal meeungs. Wtth twenty-four votmg members the meetings were attended by as many as.twenty-two. Today we have fifty-seven voters and
should have more Christian education and a pastor for the village was necessary.
With a prayer to the Lord the motion was carried and pledges for a $600.00 per
only twelve to fifteen at the meetmgs.
year salary were made. A graduate from the .theological seminary in W auwatos~,
After Pastor Gieschen accepted the call to Wonewoc, a rather long vacancy
Otto Toepel,. was called. Not only w~re servt.ces conducted every Sunday, but lt
ensued as several pastors declined the call extended to them. The members almost
was also dectded to conduct an Enghsh servtce once a month. There was some
lost heart and extended a second call to Pastor Reimer of Marathon City with the
plea that he accept. However, he declined and Candidate Bartke from the seminary
opposition to th~se serv~ces, but t~e wisdom of that action has been fully vindicated.
Today our Eng4m ""'"' J>'OV•il.
~~.,.to,..,., alkd. H<
from !'J{JJ.J'J{J2~

This was still the day when the horse ruled the road, and who was to feed
the pastor's horse? It was decided that instead of bringing feed the congregation
would increase his salary by $50.00. But some feed had already been delivered, so the
congregation decided to consider that an additional Christmas present to the pastor.

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WEST OSHA REPOR f

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Bristol's general store.served area for many·
E!ilTOR'S NOTE: Greg Saucerman, a
rpember of tho Western Kenosha County
Historical Soddy, will be 5ubmitting
urticles about historicallandm..,.ks. It is
hi" hope that more people become
mern\wp of thtl Historical Society •o that
tho club Cliil r11be enough montly to
re~tort~ these buildingso Meetings ar01
h~ld the fir•t Thursday of every month at
7;:JO porn. at Wilmot High School.

--"N;tEir

BY GREG SAUCERMAN
Five pounds ol coffee, 90 cents.
Brooms for 25 cents and a bottle of
ink only 5 cents.
Can youo remember the time when a
week's worth of groceries would cost
only a few dollars? Or how about the
little stores that used to supply families
with what they needed? Not very many
still exist but the buildings where they
were still do.
One is located in the historic town· of
Bristol, where at one time, six such
stores operated. Four of lhe buildings
still stand today. The store pictured was
built around 187 8. Curtiss and Shumway
were the first owners. This was when
you tied your horse to the post instead of
parking your car.
.
Families from the surrounding area
didn't get into town very often so when
they came in with their load of milk for
_the milk factory or on other business,
they usually had a list of things to get at
the store before he~ding back.
Curtiss and Shumway operated it
Above, Frank IUid !:...uno l:...vey proudly dl•play their .,......,. In
until 1895 when it was sold to Frank
Lavey. Besides being a general store, Br!oLDI aenenl atore around lum o( the CeDI"fY• &low, horseo
were
lied to biC..blng poalll bealde th" otore u many of BrloLDI'a
the upstairs of the building was used as a
meeting hall and dances and plays were realdenlll 110aed In lirooi of tho oto"" which wu built bv CW'Il•&
often held there. This Willi later made
into living qullrters. The' store was also .
used as the post office at one time, with
Lavey the postmaster.: _
•
. Around 1910 Lavey-married into the·
Shotliff family and the store became
known as. the Lavey-Shotliff store.
Rudolph Davidson bought it in 19;5. In
1962 he sold the business to a Mr.
t'ou lkes who ran it for a yeu.
·
In 1963 the store ceased operating.
Supermarkets, with wide variety and low
prices, helped put an end to these little
stores. The building is still owned by the
Davidson family. Bristol is celebrating
its !50th year of the naming of the town
on the weekend of July lQ-12.
Anyone with ite=, pictures or
information on the history of Bristol can
contact John Davidson, Bolt 4, Bristol,
WI 53104, 857-7345 or Richard Heigl of
th" Western Kenosha County Historical .
Soci•ty, 877·2698.
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IUid Shwnwlly In 1878. The alore, u'lt Ia now, I• owned by th"
O!lvldoon f!LIIllly who bought II In 1945. I! wu In op~nllloo "" a
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BRIGHTON SCHOOL
Nickname.:
Stars
Colors:

·P~rple&

Gold
MaftEggert

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TREVOR/WILMOT SCHOOL
Nickname:
Timberwolves
Colors:
Black & Silver
Coach:
Joe Milroy
Player
Karter Crowe
Casey Hamm
Jeremiah Bauman
Colin Deady
Garrett Reed
Riley Potter
Kyle Loveless-Hall
Alex Kirwan
Dylan Fraley
Lucas Phillips
Austin Kennedy
Zach Baum
Brandon Reed
Payton Merkel
Matt Phillips

Bristol School Rules:

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WILLIAMS BAY
Nickname:
Bulldogs
Colors:
Black & Orange
Coach:
Ryan Fritz

1.

Caps or hats are not to be worn
in the building (School Board
policy);

2. Go around the court to the
nearest exit when visiting the
concession stand or leaving.
Please don't cut across the
court or the baseline areas;
3. Demonstrate respect for
players, coaches, and officials;
4. Please supervise young children
so they are not running around
in the gym or hallways;
5. No smoking on schoolgrounds.

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Friday
4:00 (1) Williams Bay vs. Brighton
5:00 (2) Lakewood vs. Trevor
6:00 (3) Bristol vs. l)aris
7:00 (4) Salem vs. Randall
Saturday
4:00 (5) Losers of 1 & 2
5:00 (6) Losers of 3 & 4
6:00 (7) Winners of 1 & 2
7:00 (8) Winners Of 3 & 4

Doors win open on Saturday at 3:30
Doors will open on Sunday at 11:30

Player
Tyler Jones
Kasper Korshohn
Hunter Stanislawski
Michael Butler
Kyle Huffman
Andrew Breen
Jake Landgraf
Austin Pratt
Matthew Compton
Nate Perkins
Justin Growe!
Jacob Clark

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Sunday
12:00 (9) Winners of 5 & 6
Consolation
1:00 (10) Losers of 7 & 8
3rd Place
2:00 (11) Winners of 7 & 8
Championship

Please remove all l1ats/caps wl1en
entering the bwlding.
P;uking mil be ;wadable on the cas/ side oFthc
bw/ding: (l!HJ: 1/i s1dc) 1Jom:5 mil be open

RICHTON SCHOOL
ickname:
Stars
olors:
Purple & Gold
oach:
Rob Conrad
layer
hawn Meyers
ucas Wysiatko
rett Sarver
latt Kretikos
ravis Artac
eth Seybert
ole Ziesmann
raig Spittle
Iathan Teddick
uke Ludwig
.ndy Fliess
Iathan Ellerbroch

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tRISTOL SCHOOL
Jickname:
Renegades
Black, Red, White
:olors:
:oach:,
Jeff Spencer
'layer
.uke Andrekus
Jick Battles
'ucker Bohr
ordan Easthon
irant Fischer
'om Flentge
:rik Greenlee
~on Hall
ackHuriter
~en Keller
ordan Meyers
~ach Millhouse
)ylan Reid
~yler Salzeider
:Jary Welter

LAKEWOOD SCHOOL
Nickname:
Raiders
Colors:
Blue, Gold, White
Mike McNulty &
Coach:
Jon Carmody
Player
Dan Dennis
Cody Hall
Jarad Meyer
Mason Markee
Joe Petersen
Roren Finney
Nathan Pryor
Jacob Smith
Trenten Jackson
Dustin Komes
Evan Richter
Kyle Samuelson
Kenan McCracken
Bryan Dennis
Mike Mattox

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PARIS SCHOOL
Nickname:
Panthers
Red & White
Colors:
Tom Werth&
Coach:
Cam Krehbiel

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Player
Dan Rothwell
Ryan Edquist
Brett Ashmus
Aaron Zietsma
Matt Holloway
Jared Holloway
Ryan Laffin
Drew Nelson
Adam Aker
Lane Piekarski

RANDALL SCHOOL
Nickname:
Wildcats
Colors:
Red, Black & White
Coach:
Scott Bies
Player
Line Bennett
Luke Rogness
Mike Martinez
Chad Hampton
Christian Janssen
John Cashin
Ethan Scott
Man O'Connell
Jake Skinner
Jeremy Groves
Matt Bonogofsky
Zach Blase
Shane Raiman
Brennan Frisby
Nick Edmonds

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SALEM GRADE SCHOOL
Nickname:
Falcons
Colors:
Blue & White
Coach:
Keith Skrzynecki &
Jim Valentine

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Player
Josh Tuemer
Luke Merrick
Cameron Schneider
Justin Wermske
Gavin Rigney
Marshall Gilbert
Mike Skora
Matt Dolan
Zack Hahn
William Lloyd
Zack Culbertson
Adam Bamingham

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THURSDAY, NOV. 13,1959

Dear Romilda:
What are your memories of.Bristol?
How much do you recall·
Of this idyll of our childhood,
That can still my dreams enthrall.

I remember the town as a picture,
Painted in faded pastels;
Three steeples reached to the heavens·-We knew the ~ound of their bells.

The plays were sad and dramatic,
"Ten Nights in a Barroom• was one;
We thrilled to "UncleTom's Cabin,~·
And watched }'liia r~

. How nostalgic the path going' • crosslots,"
The cowslips, the meadowlark's call,
The wild plW'!ls,:tlie graJ}es and the Q!JfriiJ~
And hazelmits ripe· in ~efall~~·:'''i ~.;
· No one we met was a str
We called each one
Abe and Minnie an(! C
Genevieve, Edi

Don Hail was always th;·liero,
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. , We admired him from ':liar.
· He wore his hair long ani! flowing:,
And lived in a railroad

car.

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Anc also at these programs
·- Our musical talents were heard:
The trio, "Three Friends," was a favorite -Ruth, Eva or Marne made the third.

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Always on Sunday mornings-. We never questioned the rule;
· We put on our best shoes and dresses
t1nd hurried to Sunday school..

The school masquerade brought together
Almost all of the people in town,
To join in the generaJ.Jrolic
·As farmer ~r hobo of clown.
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School programs were something to plan for -V'ith rags 1 curled every girl's tresse:';
And we felt like performers on Broadway
II, our tarlatan dancing dresses.

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I've ~earcrie(tili:vairi' :Cor:the picture·'
Of a mini~ture'groom and bride; ·
Of me in myfather'sderby,;
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With a d:ir!>ceyed girl at
side~

The little church· made us welcome;
L was homey and snug and small;
Not awesome, imposing and gloomy,
But a place that be logged to us all.

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And the,~s·;m,~er:. attiC',W!!'d ti~~..
. . . A pnze .a,t ou~: !Irst masqn:rade,. "
I can see her biglJusheS'of currants,~,.
. My mother, the,cost~me designer,
And the.woods we'Ioved,'growwg behiml. ·~·
Was ~roud. ~~ the hit that we _made.

· At times we'd make a decisiun
To stay for church serVices, too;
Tho Willets would never enter
Until the collection was through.

And'p~l~t}i~l~~~f§f~;~g-,,;:;,,,',~a~~~~;;~;t~{?ne~t. Old .settters, ·
Was the on~· at tlie·efid ofyiiur'blo~k; ·~ ;;,;; ~:-. ,'.;Swimming and. z;: ourth of July;·;
Hdrrie ·of Auntie ·ant:Ckincf:in?c:te\r; ~tevens, ,:.,t;;j': It took a good, auto and. d~iver:,. ;X
And hired girl Miss Dota·za.kh',q~ ''·'·':~;.;~ . To make Foster's. H1ll on-hig~,)·
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With the coming of Easter Sunday ·•· ·
The S!mday schooLhad a· parade;
In our pretty baskets we car;:ied
Hens' eggs that were freshlKiaid.

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Wt marched down the aisle With our offering,
.(nd at the altar we'd.pause,

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our J<erpsene1aJl1PS were in order;• ,.. ·~ · ··.• •·To get a arl!lk o1 cota water
;Wh~n'C!iarli~r·sfiut down for the night. '¢•:'' :<,And refresh ourselves at the pump.·

To hand out our 'egg contribution
For a worthy Methodist cause.

We dwelt ifi this ptace· thafe.nC!oSiid us,';S;,i', :,!he'other hill where we skatec!
tsecure'ln faniiliarthings all~~.. ."'' C1 ",;';-;r:was steep and exciting too;
The factory;the depot, the blackSmith,' •<.;,~:. We made side trips into Pofahl's,
mie b.ahk, the churches, the hall·,· :,+/-·:,,\:·,·,·;-;.,Which we weren't supposed to do,

When Christmas came it was magic,
The tree was all sparkly and bright;
We gave recitations in dialogs,
And sang of that first Holy Night.

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The farmer's brought milk to the.factory;'(~ ,o.,;;rWe'd linger near Edith Murdock's
'fhen hitched their teams for :a stop :,~,. i.:;;L,, ., ••,And each pick a 'spearmint leaf, .
At the grocery' store or .the hardware,·,:.;:'· :··1 Then Squeeze it to getits fragrance~- ... ,
Or. a ·shave· at j:he barbershop•. ,,,;· .. ·
' D~lightfui beyond belief!:.;;:;:,::;. ·· ·.~· · .,'· ·'
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The Stonebteik~rs Gifiands and Castles ;t:rsometimes a skate strap WaS brOken.~- •.• ;,,
The Hoy.Isters addrng their .noise; ···.···· ~.·t;.FFt i;.f,Qr help we kil.e)V.• 'V{~ere .to ~top.· '·. ~~:; ·.
Rich JoneS'aiid his'broth!;!r Evan . · :: ;S:iti!-i~,Td-thisday thesniellofnew,1eather, wm
And the'Yiienkii and Zuehlsdorf boys;·:::~-::··:::: Remindfl me.of Pike's harness shop. · ~·c;::
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Then came the time of excitement,
The moment we'd all waited for;

·:~, .•~When we heard the sound of the sleighbells

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And saw Santa Claus at the door.

:·.His walk and his voice were familiar,
It was always someone we knew;
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Burin the enchantment of Christmas, ::
We half-believed the myth to:be true.'

Summer vacations W!J .~aooe_red ~· .>
"''"';";:·:! .~an)e~li\gi¥.ri. the, exqttep:~.~ns;·~:;.:;·: . " '" ·; -··· ·~There art' many more things I could mention -O'er the stile iJJ!<1.}.~,cey's woods,
f,•·-~;.y-~WhenyQur father,.,~;.,h!J!JI.~.'!lti,'Y 0~p:ows, ~ ••.The Boosters, the gypsies, the fairs,.,~~~
Or walked up the track picking flowers, ; ,· r J1Isplllc~qf!tom thelr.ne.sMiy.:the .phone lines --;.: .., . 'Or that quaint elevator at Lalky' s·-.Exploring riew neighborhooos.'t>if' · '"'~;i1i;~~ifti£;a: ·~~~e.s•~wasct~; .~ird tha~:~wh~~e... . . ., .· · :1 · (It was bettel}6 walk up the stai~sl.,( ..

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Help ourselves to a small piece ilf. ice;\;;··.~ ':: And finan,ced a week's camping t:Ip•• ~:~;.': ·;:?~·. ,:.~:;•, .')·):;·.. Eat wormy old chocolate
The men wore whit? caps and aprons, :c; i,iJf ;_"::~:~Oigor,cms schedul? fea~red _1/f:t\i::;·: >:;; t;'f.~:~Play Rook with Mary an,ct_.Catherine
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F;'ed 'fhorne and Bill Long and Alec-~: ;,•':"'·r~ I,rel!lember the rooll!Y. cottage : ·.:; :>:·•i',y;> ,:• !;: ····> 'r.'iY/hen listeillrig· to phonograph records
. .Those names we will never forget; .. "[:> {t And the many ~ngs t~at w.e :~d; (,;;)l.. '.;f;{i !~:~'%':$·:.~~;;\'I'W::o favorite~ we'd usually pick
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'fhe place held a fascination,~.·
., ;;,}ye th.ou~ht;we W!FeJ~91an m!l:d!in§,':':~-;~I:J(lo;~,"!t· ·?"were "The 26th of July March"
· ·At,th~}pbe'sfamp :Astermi$'.:1 ot•cv,>·''' · > ·' •·· And "The Story of Little Hali-Chick. •
It was noisy and clean and wet.

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Summertime broUght the Chautauqua
With performances held in a tent;
The shows were lively and fun-filled,
·It seemed as if everyone went.
''And sometimes a small troupe of players ..
Stopped by in our town for awhile;
. The posters announcing their coming
Brought people from many a mile.

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·A special ev~~f of the season '('. ·'· ·
Was the ladies' bazaar in the fall;
The aroma o~ hot food and coffee
Met the chill musty ~mell of the hall.

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'l'ime' s patina mellows the picture,
And softens the times that were bad·
But I'm sure as I sit. reminiscing,
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'Twas a happy childhooo we had.

W~mth wa.S furiushec! by coal stoves,
One standing at either side;
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The floor was smooth and slippery -(But Mrs. Stevens 'forbade us to slide).·

So these are some memories of Bristol,
Recalled as your birthday time nears;.
Remembrance has held us together
And kept us in touch through the years.
-- Dorothy DeVuyst Vogl

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THURSDAY, NOV. 13,1959

Dear Romilda:
What are your memories of .Bristol?
How much do you recall
Of this idyll of our childhood;
That can still my dreams enthrall.

I remember the town as a picture,
. · Painted in faded pastels;
Three steeples reached to the heavens·-We knew the ~ound of their bells.

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AnC: also at these programs
- Our musical talents were heard:
The trio, "Three Friends," was a favorite -Ruth, Eva or Mame made the third,

Don Hail was always the hero,
We admired him from .afar.
He wore his hair long andflowing . ·
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. And lived in a railroad car.

How nostalgic the path going "crosslots,"
The cowslips, the meadowlark's call,
The wild plums,:the grares and the Q,~frin~;'
And hazelnuts ripe· in the fall~·J:r ·''·i •?
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No one we met was a str
We called each one b
Abe and Minnie ang C
Genevieve, Edi

School programs were something to plan for -With rags I curled every girl's tresse,,:
And we felt like performers on Broadway
Ir, our tarlatan dancing dresses.

The plays were sad and dramatic,
"Ten Nights in a Barroom" was one;
We thrilled to "Uncle Tom's Cabin,"
And watched Eliza run.

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Always on Sunday mornings -. VIe never questioned the rule;
- We put on our best shoes and dresses
tlnd hurried to Sunday school.·

The school masquerade brought together
Almost all of the people in town,
Tojoin in the general frolic·
As farmer or hobo o(clown.
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· The little church· made us welcome;
I; was homey and snug and small;
Not awesome, imposing and gloomy,
hut a place that belo\)ge~ to us alL

I've searche(!Jn vain'foi-the picture
Of a mi.D).a~urigroom anct.bride; ·
Of me in IllY father's derbY,,· > • :·
· · With a dar~;eyeii girl at ·ffi~t side~

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To stay for chnrch serVices, too;
The Willets would never enter
Until the collection was through.

'. bur make"believl'! wedding clothes won us
A prize at
!itsf masquerade;.. • · •
My mother, thi:(cos~ume designer;
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Was proud of the hit that we made.

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With the coming of Easter Sunday••:
The Sunday school had :i'p:irade;
In our pretty baskets we carried .
. Hens' eggs that were freshlY, laid.

your" block;: ;Ai_;,,,;:, Swimming aniiJ'oUJ:th. of July\'•'

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Wt marched do~ the aisle With~ur driering,
.(nd at the altar we'd-pause,

We la\ew Edit\{N!itchelf as~~.C~ntr:!l,~' ·. ['ft ,. ;'\Ve'l){ere experts at_r.oller skating, .
. ko£'l'lf!,i(l.;1 7:'~~y~~~Jk'~~.;.~~7'f~-~--·-;;~:t~- ~~~~·/·'- ~,-~~:t::-t.~,J!=-i:..Dnwn-.f:wn C'"..Ament. ..sUms,.we. conld mmn. _
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For a worthy Methoaist cause.

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·. \Secure in farniliar things all~~>:'. f';,:.~ i;~fl'~Was steep and exciting too;
The factory, the depot, the blacksmith;, ···:··o','\·We made side trips into Pofahl's,
;Tile liahk, the churches, 'the hall.'.·';: .i ,: <·,:·),'.':• Which we weren't supposed to do.

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The tree was all sparkly and bright;
We gave recitations in dialogs,
And sang of that first Holy Nighl

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Then hitched their teams for a stop ;,, ', .".:,;:;;· ,. Alld each pick a spearmint leaf,. ·
At the grocery' store or .the barctwru:e, :;:,'' :~1 Then squeeze it to get its fragrance-Or a shave at the barber shop. · '''· · ·
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The H61llsters adding their-n9ise;
~:!;;:.~),1 \,l"qr help we kilew.:w,pere.t\l ~top.· :·
Rich Jones arid his'brother Evan
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And the'WH!nkEi
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The moment we'd all waited for; •
.•-.,:When we heard the sound of the sleighbel\s
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And saw Santa Claus at the door.
·:_His walk and his voice were familiar,
It was always someone we knew; .
But 'in the enchantment of Christmas,
We half-believed the in'yth to,be true.•

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Or walked up the traek:pxcking flowers ·.> ,r Dxsplllc~dj!rom thexr.nesMiy-the.phone lines- <:c ''':'Or that quamt elevator at La~y's·--.:·.G:'

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Help ourselves to a small piece of ice; •r::.· • >And finaneed a week'scamp1ng trip. ~. ~:'''/·., ..j;'j '.t.~.:>Eat wormy old.cliocolate bars;

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The place held a fascination, c..
It was noisy and clean and wet.

Summertime broUght the Chautauqua
With performances held in a tent; .
f: The shows were lively and fun- filled, ·
•: It seemed a:s if everyone went.

I,,' :• :And the many t_hings t!J_at w,e_(jjd; ::.} ~:.;;;;¥•·:p;,;t,:.;;~\;:rTWQ favorites we'd usually pick
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·:·At.fue}~~~'s'pamp/A~term.i$'~l·{!.~-.<~ ·~-·) ':; . ·'. And •The Story of Little Half-Chick.•
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The aroma of hot food and coffee
Met the chill musty ~mell of the hall.
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(·And sometimes a small troupe of players
Stopped by in our town for awhile;
. The posters announcing their coming
Bronght people from many a mile.

Warmth wa.S furnished by coal stoves,·
One standing at either side;
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The floor was smooth and slippery -(But Mrs. Stevens· forbade us to slide).·

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And softens the times that were bad;
But I'm sure as 1 sit reminiscing,
'Twas a happy childhood we had.
So these are some memories of Bristol,
Recalled as your birthday time nears;. ·
Remembrance has held us together
And kept us in touch through the years.
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About 25 persons including citizens and Bristol officials
on hand Tuesday for the presentation of a sign
designating a tract of Bristol farmland at Hy. C east of Hy.
45 as a cemetery, dedicated to the town 133 years ago. The
sign was donated by several members of the Wisconsin Old
State Cemetery Society in cooperation with Rosko Sign Co.,
Kenosha. Mrs. Carl (Lois) Stein, left, southeasternWisconsin director of the society, brought the matter to the
attention of the town board and asked them to restore the
cemetery, which had been planted in corn, to its proper
status. Mrs. Ronald (Patricia) Hendricks, standing behind
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the society, presented the sign. Noel Elferlng, town chair·
man, positions a post hole digger in preparation for the
erection of the sign by the town, which is res.ponsible for the
restoration. A fence is to be erected around the site, and
donations of another sign, shrubs and trees to be planted
next spring have been promised. Mrs. Stein said a number
of Bristol residents have expressed interest in the restora·
tion and offered help. She said the town officers "deserve
much credit" for their prompt action to accomplish the
restoration. (Kenosha News photo by Norbert Bybee)

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p.m. Thursday. Cal! 652-9900 or

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Antioch, Ill. This women's chorus is
seeking new members. Call 8626603.

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Kenosha's Next Mayor

Best Wishes for a Great 2007!
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Ed Van Tine
Ann Bosman
Rick Flocker
Bob Terwall
Jack Rice
julia Robinson
Tim Boyle
Ray Potenziani
Tom Hansen
Mike Worcester.
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Norm Buchhorz
Keith Johnson
jim Hawkins
Boyd Frederick
Roger Perez
Ann Wilson
Curt Wilson ·
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Kenosha's shores will once
again be visited by tall ships
this summer, marking the return of the Days of Discovery
Festival.
Five vessels have been con..
firmed for the festival, which
will be Aug. 9-12, and a sixth
should be under contract soon,
Parks Director Art Strong
said.
"We're trying to provide a
complete package and accommodate a lot of different interests," Strong said, noting that
at least one ship will offer passenger rides. "Some might have
special events to sail away during the fireworks. Others may
have some packages and receptions for those who are interested."
The festival was held in 2003
and 2004, but had been absent

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Thousands of people gather along the Kenosha Harbor at
2003's Days of Discovery Festival to catch a glimpse of the
Nina, a replica of Christopher Columbus' favorite ship.

from the lakefront the last two
years.
"Last year there was a show
in Green Bay and Chicago, and

we opted not to participate because of the competition, and
we felt it would be better to do
this in an off-year," Strong said.

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The city plans to bring in six ships to the Days of Discovery festival
Aug. 9-12. The ships:
Appledore IV: An 85-foot, two-masted schooner, part of a series of
boats based in Bay City, Mich.
S/V Denis Sullivan: Wisconsin's flagship measures 137 feet and fea'
tures three masts. It is named after a 19th century Great Lakes sailor
and businessman.
Friends Good Will: A re-creation of a ship used in the War of 1812
and mentioned in Oliver Perry's "We have met the enemy and they are:'';
ours" quote. The ship measures 101 feet.
The Madeline: A 92-foot ship from Traverse City, Mich., that is a
replica of an 1840s commercial vessel.
The Nina: The 92-foot long boat, docked in Mexico, is a replica of
Christopher Columbus' favorite ship.
Windy II: This four-masted ship measures 150 feet and features fou(
cannons. Both this vessel and the Windy I are based out of Chicago's
Navy Pier.

"This year we were able to find
That absence led to a number
enough ships to make a show of inquiries over the last few
and really be the only show in
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the area."

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olitical pressure
'ltice Department
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:ors cited White
.ounselor
Dan
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1g last month.
:hite House had
·plaints about
1eys were han·aud cases in
·N Mexico and
Bartlett added
1ssed the issue
last October.
attorney from
J, David Iglene of eight U.S.
abruptly fired.
; have been ask·r the firings were
trge to replace the
:s with political
a response to their
lolitical corruption
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red to be pressure
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vuvport because it really goes to the heart of the twopart determination: Is it good
for the Menominee, and is it
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Kenosha Coalition Against
Legalized Gambling spokesman Duane Anderson and
a couple of other members
joined a group from New York
that visited BIA officials and

While Kehl S<;lc
optimistic about the project's
prospects, Moore said he believes federal law - the question of the outright legality of
off-reservation casinos - will
ultimately decide whether
Kenosha will get a casino.

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years and an expected swell
for attendance for this year's
return.
"We are. expecting a great
turnout," city events planner
Penny Haney said. "We expect
similar attendance numbers,
and maybe even greater numbers, since it's been a few years
since our last event."
The festival will include a
full entertainment lineup, food
vendors and other special exhibitors to go along with the
ships, Haney said.
The 2003 festival brought in
60,000 guests, while attendance
was about 50,000 in 2004, with a
$6.5 million economic impact.
"It's a huge event," Kenosha
Area Convention and Visitor
Bureau President Mary Smith
said. "It brings people into the
downtown area, and there is a
lot of people that only experience Kenosha from going to
the outlet mall or the (Bristol)
Renaissance Faire.
"Some people don't realize
that the lakefront is here or that
we have museums and the
car. When people realize
there are a lot of activities to do
with their families, they end up
discovering more in Kenosha."
The appeal of the event lies
in the rarity of these vessels,
Smith said.
"You can't see a tall ship every day," Smith said. "And it's
a good family event where people can bring their children to
see what these ships were like.
There's just a lot of interest in
tall ships, and it's a very majestic, very visual festival."
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A fleet of tall ships navigates the Kenosha Harbor at the
2003 Days of Discovery Festival.

("Pirates of the Caribbean"
movies) references this event
can conjure also helps pique
interest, Smith said.
"The mission of Kenosha
Days of Discovery is to provide
educational opportunities for
youth," Haney said. "One of
thewaysthat funds areraised
to accomplish that is by having
this maritime festival."

Planning continues, but
Haney said she would expect
to see an event that is substantially· similar to previous
years. with. a few additions and
changes.
"As we progress further, we
like to freshen up an event, and
we'll be taking a look at that
in our committee meetings,"
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Eagle Ridge of Antioch receives final plat approval
Counlry Estate Developers has received
~tioch'sCity
Council, for it's newest development,
Eagle Ridge of Antioch, a planned
community of luxury cusiOm-built homes
neslled among partially wooded and
rolling rneadowed homesites.
An 81-acre, 52 homesite subdivision,
groundbreaking plans have already been
set in motion. Bot principal roads and
private drives were scheduled for
completion Oct. 23.
Antioch's village board overwhelmingly
supported the final plat of Eagle Ridge
Oct. I, with council members lauding the
development as a welcome addition 10 the
city.

Tim O'Leary, president of Gurnee-based , existing farmland. Only three homesites,
Country Estate Developers, said, with minimum 60' lot line buffers and
"Antioch's enthusiasm towards Eagle 110' home buffers, are adjacent to the
Ridge has really gotten our adrenalin subdi~ision's north border, Rte. 173.
going. We're now going full-speed ahead
Over the years Country Estate
with our marketing and advertising efforts, Developers has established itself as a
and already we're ahead of schedule for road developing firm that maintains and
completion."
enhances the natural land on which it
Located off of Rte. 173, each Eagle develops.
Ridge homesite will be over one-acre in - · At Eagle Ridge, many of Eagle Ridge's
size. In addition all homesites will be well
homesites will border private and protected
and septic.
open space. In addition, the firm will
Eagle Ridge's east and west boundaries revitalize four ponds on the property,
border protected conservation areas where protect existing mature growth, and
no additional developing can be done. At enhance the environment with additional
it's south boundary, a dense tree line landscaping flora.
separates the luxury subdivision from
"Antioch bas so much to offer families.
No only is the Antioch elementary school

Program for parents of
teens set at high school
The Antioch Community High School
Student Assistance Program is now
offering information and registration for
an innovative video-based program
designed to help parents communicate
wiib their teenagers. ·
Entitled Active Parenting of Teens, the
program features over 60 video vignettes
on relevant and timely topics concerning
today's teens, according 10 Cathy Cratty,
director of the Assistance Program .. The
video-based group discussion program
gives parents support and confidence, as
well as practical ideas arid ways to
effectively raise teens in today's confusing
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During the course, parents learn skills of
encouragement, discipline and
communication with other parents under
the guidance .of an experienced group
leader. They learn concepts and theories
and then discover methods of putting these
theories into use in dealing with issues
such as helping their teens cope with the
pressures of sex, drugs and alcohol.
The course will be offered in six twohour sessions, beginning Wednesday, Oct.
24 and ending on Monday, Nov. 26. A
$15 fee will be charged to cover the cost
of the book that comes with the course.
To register, please call Cathy Cratty or
Tom Baba at (708) 395-1421.

system currently rated number one in
reading for the state of Illinois, there's
also the nearby Chain-of-Lakes for
recreation, and the tollway is close as
well."
Eagle Ridge homesite owners will have
the option of utilizing their own builder
or choosing from Country Estate
Developers' master buiider list. All home
designs must meet the development's
covenants and restrictions, and will be
subject to architectural review.
Custom homes in Eagle Ridge will
range in size from 2,400 sq. .ft. and up.
Homesite prices will begin in the mid
$60,000's. Prices for homesite with
custom home will begin in the
$300,000's.

Junior Woman's Club gears up
Tbe Antioch Junior Woman's Club, in
celebration of the Illinois Federation of
Woman's Clubs' Junior Week (Oct. 7 to
13} opened its 1990-91 club year with an
Oct. 9 dinner/meeting at the Landmark's
Steamboat Willie's Restaurant. Forty-nine
members and guests joined together to
hear I.F.W.C. President-elect Jackie Pierce
present a program entitled "Smart Cookies
Don't Crumble."
The Antioch Junior Woman's Club,
founded in 1986, meets 7 p.m. the second
Tuesday from October through May at the
First National Bank of Antioch. It is a
volunteer organization in service and
support to the Antioch coml'ilunity and

beyond. Club programs are planned to
keep members informed on health issues
and current topics as well as creative arls
and entertainment. Included this year are
meetings concerning chemical dependency,
crime prevention, and "Superwomen
Doesn't Live Here Anymore."
Community organizations supported in
part by the club include: Antioch AntiDrug and Alcohol Task Force, Antioch
Community Food Pantry, Antioch Parks
and Recreation, Antio.ch Rescue Squad,
Antioch Santa's Castle, LaCasa, PADS,
PM&L Theatre, and a Safe Place as well
as aid to local needy families.
For further information about the club
call (708)395-1384.

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LTHOUGH it WBJJ not one of Mllwaukee's glamor spots, the intersection of F'ond du Lac Ave.
and Walnut St. formed the bub of what was a
. typical workers' neighborhood in the early part of this
centUry. The streetcar on the left is traveling west on
Walnut St. Horse-drawn carts and buggies in those
days outnumbered automobilies. Rails for public transit, telephone and electric lines -and other public works
had, long been in place, which a:llowed for the cicy's
\ expansion .and deyelopment.. The building with 'the

awning in the fortground housed Zautcke Brothers
Saloon, operated by Ernst a!l4i .Jacob Zautcke from
1910 to 1919. These enterprising brothers had varied
careers, working first aJJ clerks, slioemakers and even.
elevator builders before opening the saloon, which was
the Zautckes' final business venture in Milwaukee.
Photograph courtesy of Bill Scott. Information from the
Milwaukee Public Library local history collection.

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Local

ash will soon park inside ash
School's
library will
house donated .
vehiclet<AJ t1 F~7
BY GARY J. KUNICH

gkunich@kenoshanews.com
Children won't be able to
rev the engine of the red and
white, 1959 Nash Metro-_
politan whlch will soon be
parked in its permanent
home at the Nash Elementary School library.
But Vince Ruffolo, the
man giving the car away,
hopes it revs children's
dreams and shows them.
anything is possible.
He's donating the classic car to the school, and
it should arrive by the last
week of August, just in time
· for the new school year.
Principal Marty Pitts said
the car will hold a position
ofhonor in the library, and
children will be able to "sit
inside, read and realize anything is possible and they
can succeed just like Charlie
Nash."
Ruffolo, 79, wants to make
it clear, though, that he's not
donating a car.
"I'm donating a symbol,"
·he said. "The caris really
just a visual presence of a
rags-to-riches story. Maybe
a kid will sit in it in the
library, andhe'll daydream
about his future. The car is
a symbol that if he puts the
pluses together and takes advantage of opportunities and
makes the right decisions,
he can be as successful as
Charles Nash."
That story is one that
is told again and again by
Pitts.
Nash Elementary School
opened in 2007, and not only
bears the automaker's name,
but brings his vision and
design inside the l:)uilding,
with the crest of aN ash car
built into the tiles along
with color schemes from the
1950s automobiles.
The library has a retro
feel that embodies the contours of the 1950s automobile. Children are reminded

SUBMITIED PHOTO

A 1.959 Nash Metropolitan, similar to this one, will soon have a permanent home In the
Nash Elementary School library.

'THIS CAR GOES FAR BEYOND

anything that is aesthetically pleasing. It's
almost a statue that serves as a direct link
to the Charles Nash story and realizing
anyone can achieve the American dream. '
Marty Pitts
Nash Elementary School principal

that.Nash was abandoned by Nash story, he felt it needed
his parents at age 6, yet rose
to be here," Pitts said. "This
to create a successful car
car goes far beyond anything
company while never forget- that is aesthetically pleasting his roots.
·
ing. It's almost a statue that
The school's mascot is
serves as a direct link to the
a cartoon version of Nash
Charles Nash story .and realnamed Charlie the Nash
, izing anyone can achieve the
Knight, and his shield is the · American dream."
car company's crest.
Ruffolo got one of his
Ruffolo, who once owned
first jobs in 1946 working
24 vintage cars, got the
for Nash, but left in 1951
chance to tour the school
when he was drafted during
last summer with the help of the Korean War. He came
the Nash Safety Patrol. After back home and went into
he took a look around, he
the health care industry,
told Pitts his plans.
and became successful in
"His original plan was to
his own right, rising to vice
donate it_to a car museum,
president of operations for
but after spending the
American Medical Developafternoon with the children,
ment, which built the fir'st
and hearing how much they
convalescent homes in the
knew about the Charles
area.

The Nash Metropolitan
has the feel of an Italian
sports car and is actually
small enough that it will be
wheeled through the double
doors of the gymnas\um,
down the hall and into the
library. Pitts points out that
no books, shelves or work
spaces will be taken out to
accommodate the automobile.
Mechanics will drain the
vehicle's fluids and remove
the battery before it's donated. One door will be sealed
shut and the other taken off
for easy access.
Pitts looks around his
school library, the sloping,
metallic silver ceiling, and
can't help but smile.
"When it arrives, it will
look like this library was
built around the car," he
said. "It will be a proud
symbol of who we are and
our heritage."
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Sunday, February 16, 1992

-LOCAL NEWS

WAY BACK WHEN

Coal-burning days
This photo, from the collection of the. Kenosha County
· Historic;al Society, was taken
86 years ago, in February
, 1906. It was a time when
Kenosha homes were heated
by coal furnaces and. wood
stoves. Peter Fisher. Jr. sold
both fuels, plus lime, brick
.. and other building materials
from this yard near the harbor on North Main Street
(today's Sixth Avenue). Several years later, young Fisher
joined his father In a successful local law prac~lce.

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This freight wagon was built by the Bain Wagon Co. in the late 1800s

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.From the past

Catastrophe panics Kenosha County
BY GltEO SAtlCtttMAN
When temembetittg treat catastroph4!1111, 114i!Vilt!tl come to mind, like the
Titanic, 1tiftd.@nbutg1 the Chicago and
Peshtigo fitea, ~tnd th~ Sari rtaneisco
earthqu!ike, just to name a f"e'll. But did

GrandpA or Orandmll ever tt!tl you thf!
time when a little town in Kenol!ihl
County wu ptai!tically wiped out of
existence and which lett the
llurroundtng AteAI!io pttnick.ed that they
might httve thought the tvorld WarJ
ending?
·

You mean you never heard about
the day . that the Pleasant Prairie
Powder Mill blew Up?
Tha year was 1911 and everything
was normAl in the little railroad
cbtrimtinity located on present-day
Highway lt between highways 50 and
C. It wae about 8 p.m. March 9, and the
town was l!lettling down for the evening,
not even hilving a thought about what
*M l!lbout to take place.
The night 8hift was working at the
powder mill, carrying on their duties as
usuaL Th~ powder mill consisted of
!Jevetai septtrate buildings, !!let in a Rmieitele1 artd eonnected by railroad track.
'the milt wM built about 1898 by the
Laflin Rand Powder Company. Raw
hla!!!ting powder was brought into the
plant by tr~n where it was then refined
Jnto fit1ished powder. Over the years,
Jevet~tl explosions took place resulting
hi the dMth of many workers. At that
Utne, safety pt~eaution!l were not in Ul!le
i!H'id wotk.et8 were always at risk.
Neittby te!li dent!! were nervous
. flhout the mitt and wete not happy
.~ about Uii Bperation. The threat of an
.~.,-tp1otioh was constant but the plant
· kl!pt rtHtt1lhg ilnd could always find
4,\tl/titltflni,Willing to rlsk their lives for n

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. -·--.. ··-···--:···-:-··~ -···------~-- - . , t!!ttrH~t thAt Match day, the train
M~tr~it §, ibUi tlnty tin~ titlifi dl~d ··.had i!tii'tie in with materials for the mill.
ht th~ elltlliltrtjp1H~, but thr;·teJ'«<'ft Utisti~Jpecting resident!! may not have
it~~~e1t wlit ln. fWft8o
known it, but po!leibly the largest
inventm-y irt the history of powder mills
Was ht PtM.Mht Prairie which included
80,000 b«s ()f' finished blasting powder
(~leh ke~ Weighting 25 pounds), 2!i,OOO
ltegA tit blastirtg powder in the making,
c fift en1M<1ii 6f dynamite and a large
fUrlbUrtt of uportinat powder. Dynamite
WM not trtl!lde at the plant, now oWned
by thl!l DuPont Company, -but. waB
di&l:tibuted from PleMant Prairie. It was
t'Utrtbtlild that the Workers joked, "'If the
mnt hi to blow, this would be the night."
Hof.r rl~ht they were. Shortly after 8
~.!ft., ~1tplbuions the likee of which hnd
ne'ltet bUtt iiMh took place. The
t!xplomori8 were so great, they could be
heard .all far away rtB Michigan and
town.
powder mill .":as co~pletely
destroyed, PlettMnt Pmine was tn ruins
, afid MlirbyKenosha was in a frenty.
Destruction hit as far as Chicago, where
wh1do\v!'1 were blown out. Some
Kli!nMhlinl!l kflew exactly what had
bil6ufhl te Utt mtU tty tfAlft.t \ltht~tA hap~ened and doctors, police and
u «rtJutd ~ !ff61!!etMd bit6 nttilhed volunteeu raced to the scene.
Amutng1y, only one building, an old
powdet•
.
hotel, actually eotlapsed and those
inside were only slightly injured. Othet
buildinge itt the town were damaged,
some even moved from theit
foundation by the force of the explosion.
Arriving at tht! plant, the men began tc
unbuzy tnill Workers. After rescue wor'll
was completed, it was discovered thai
by a mirl'ltle; only one man, E.S
· Thompeott, died in the catastrophe
Thompson was tt glazier at the mill anc
waa in the building where the firsl
exp1osiott took place. Thompson's bod)
waa blown to bits and the secret ofho\1
the explomon happened went with him
Theory hn~ it that a spark from thl
machinery ignited the powder. Thi1
e1Cplosioft set off materinls in the nex
building, rreating a chain reaction.
Officials worried if the nearb1
communities of Woodworth, Bri!!tol ari;

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MAt~tliltlllt tlt@ Pl81ifli'tt l'fllri5
Po11Vt1~f Mnt •fir~ itAfllttfift@d betweert. the ,bill.ldlttCI fift tiltlA pulled
by mulei. Raw bbuetbtr powd~t wr.s

(Continued on Page 26)

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. Aftd !00 f'~l!t loHj\ W'ttl 6fi8

i9i1; _llt . the. l'lMIIIlnt Prairie Powd~t· MHl. Todtt,r, H.ew homes are
htillt jjft thtoJ IJU~.

6t ~tdt.y

Huat •~n wuute as the N!~~tlli at the
etplolllottti that took place M~ti"¢h 9,

*Explosion ,

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ftoil~'n hfid. luttrfv«!d .the ~lploliort.
Corttl~ll W~f~ ll~t'lt

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M•ftfJ, The
danHI.itt ~dli pretty ffiueh thA bffl~ ill Jn

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weleMi thi!! Bediltillnt out of their intake

pipet! and atmoaphetic disturbances
were recl'>tded lUI fat aa Cleveland,

ltetuJ•hA; '\Vind<Hv• had hl!et\ btoken
Wid ft'll'iHY t~iddent~t illeti i!iha.kM Up.
Th~ f~atdehtll of P1MMht Pr~thie w@tt!l
. t!vle\Httl!d. to KetibiJha airttlil Atl of thft
hmtte!J, lltl:lough stiU itil.nding, "'irt'i in
tuirtt. A tttard w-b pot~~ted .to k«i~p
Wtttch tWit th~ toWft rutd milt. Oftht 40
btdldinlfi ihat fuitde up the p6wder ml11 1
tm1y Mil§ iitiU parf:iaUy t«'!tfiiilned. Holes
Hi the ~found, tio!TH! teaching ISO teet

Ohio.
lb.told . !tetdersdorf, tJO, Paris,
remembers when the eJtplosion
becurred. lt~ Wrui12 yeare old and was
~tt St. John's Chutch, Paris; when the
building 8hook rtnd the Windows rattled.
"'The men Wefit «:;tibdde to 11ee what the
ct)mtttoUon Wttli about. 1 don't think
Anyorti krtt!!W ufltillhe next day that the
powder mill had btown up."

di~reovered thnt 85 tons of dynamite mtd

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Piiris; tihid\'1 Grove, Somers and
other towns tlotth of the powder milt
were not ali hat.d hit as towns lying
south and fttet of the plant. Day!'l after
things had l!lettied down, damage

dM~ And ~00 teet lot1g, were found
'\llrhlit't bt.Hlditi~~~ once stllod. tt \Iva!! llldo

IJtJmii blasting powder 8till remained
. and WWI Mifig threatened by fir«!l!l in the
nri!!a. The powder was !!loon thoroughly
wetted dowtt to keep from igniting AM
the fire a were fought to be kept Away
from tlH~ d}'tlariiiU!.

buting thf! explo!rion, l1/'l-Wfl pi~ee

ot t~mf!nt

and machinery er111hed
through the roof of the rtearby Kin~
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h th. ..... . d- ~ ~ . ~
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flootl!l; And landed in the ba~!~f!thl!nt,. No
one Wa.!i hurt. The cement is stilt irt th~
ha!K!metit today.
~ee&itise of' the force ot th~
~xploeiori, bl huge cyiit1det trotfl th8
mi11 11!1 fifiijhing room WfUIJ hUt led
throuah Uie air. and crashed thtough 1!1.
hofu4§ 2 milt!l!l tlway. A K~ttoahA {))Ufity
tai'mAt bAd 1,000 i!!ggtt in Afi hteUbfttbt'
whleh *f!~ ill smMhed front the btut.
hrtrik lt~-~ wholived 8 mthut AWAy
frbm thA Milt, had his right ittt tilkl!n off
by ft pll!le~ bf' flying ~1M~t.
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.Tli~ u:ptosion cb.tis~d ~~Hi A
· diatutbftrte~ at th~ bottom of L~kt!
Mtehiga.n that tt took g houri tot the

nport~

b~gafi to cbtrl.l!l in. A
consefvathtf!l Utiri\ate of' Kenol!lha put
darru1gen at about $25,0M, most of the
d~tmag~ biJing ~tllll!i and phtstet. Some
f'aetoriel!i ev~rt h.ttd trtttchtnery. disiodged
by t~e ~xploirion. 0Xf!t 50 rtnle~ llway,
C,hieftgo gave damage estimates
H!Aehing $100,000. ·
The company pitfd the dnrnages
and rebuilt the towtl or pt
t Pr · ·
. and beli«'!ve it or not, ftctu~i;b~m arun~:;
powder mill on the .;ttme !'lite. The state
preset1ted AbUt t6 H!ftdate the amount
of blast.ing pbWdet that could be stored
at one mte.
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tto tMre jfieidefit8. The huge holes

Umafned f'ot hUitty yeau, but were
eventually ftHed t.n wHh ttew homes
built ~n Ui@ M~. rbe rnilrtJttd ceased
6p~rl'ittnr YMt* Mtto ~nil tttost of the
-t6te8 B:rid bttmn~ttlf4!!a att ttt;w homes. It
ht :P~bhAb1;V ~tate td euty thttt the quiet
little town ot PlMMtlt Prairie wilt never
al(aitt hav~ fteAr the t!btnritotion that

ntiftOig Steel Company, South Chil:ttgc:~, was caused the tttght of Match 9, 1911.

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HOW 'TIME MAKES US FORGET! - But a. few people can still
remember what they were doing on March 9, 1911, - the night that the
Pleasant Prairie Powder Mill exploded. Certainly, one of the Midwest's
greatest catastrophes, the explosion almost eliminated the community
of Pleasant Prairie from the map! The Western Kenosha County
Historical Society wm be displaying over 75 pictures and newspaper
clippings from the disaster on Sunday, March 1. Come and see why,
after this, a bill was presented to regulate the amount of blasting
powder that could be kept in one place. The display includes pictures
showing the destruction of the trees, railroad cars reduced to splinters,
homes and stores· knocked from their· foundation, factories In· Kenosha
with windows blown out; chunks of metal weighing 700 pounds hurled
miles away, the powder mill itself and much more. The program will be
from 3 to 5 p.m. at the historical society hall, 259th Ave. (just off
Highway C), Trev.or. ;:;.., Cf
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Victoria livingston seals her special visit with Santa Claus with a g·
arrived
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with area children. He visited with an unofficial count of 103 famili1
Firefighters and rescue personnel were also on hand to show visitor
fire house.

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By Annette Newcomb
REPJRT EDITOR

also for training and equipment.
Last week the Randall Fire
Department announced it had
received $40,600 from Homeland
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1 don't have to look far in this .Bassett
~hold to find the jolly old elf - he's
where. There are Santas ornaments on
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Santas and star-shaped Santa faces.
lecting since 1989, Richard Heigl now
wer 200 different representations of
t Claus in all shapes, sizes and materi:om here and abroad. Part of his collecs on display at the Community Library
lem, highways 83 and AH, until Dec. 28.
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•Y of the holidays. "I enjoy the holidays
mrich,"he said. "My two grand-daughrre just enthralled with Santa Claus.
can still have that fantasy."
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d his children's sermons at Wilmot
odist Church, love finding new Santas
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Santa Claus and can't resist looking for
tdditions.
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think the strangest part of the whole
· is that Shirley said ~he didn't think we
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n the next time she'd find another Santa
ay, 'You've got to have this one."'
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. to a beaver-chewed cedar post turned
Santa and hat. The couple have found
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m and to such countries as Greece, Mex'urkey, Egypt and China.
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over there they don't call him Santa
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brush.
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Jm Mexico they have a Santa pinata and
1ta hand made from papier mache. To
It's somewhat surprising that Richard is so laughing. "My mother told me, 'you weren't
surprise, said Shirley, they found that taken with Sarita Claus, considering the let- very good this year.' We got a Christmas tree
lS in China. are qnlike those imported
ter he wrote Santa that his mother saved and I go~ a sled. But it was the Depression and
A set of "worry" balls and a thermome- from 1936. That year, he didn't get the erector they were very frugal then."
Lave Oriental-looking Santas .. A small -set, bicycle or typewriter he asked for. Maybe
Still, he never stopped believing in Santa
bottle has a Christmas scene and Santa it was his letter's ending: " - PS. I've been a Claus.

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The Mission Statement for Randall Consolidated School is "Striving Toward the Achievement
of Excellence." The Randall Consolidated School
District Vision Statement is built upon a desire to
move closer to achieving such "Excellence." In order to strive toward the achievement of excellence
we must work diligently to cultivate a learning environment based upon three key components. These
components are necessary to facilitate our journey
in this process.
Component 1: Environmental- "What does our
school provide?"
Randall Consolidated School will serve as a
student centered learning environment. In order to
strive for "Excellence" we will work to create a positive, nurturing and accepting environment in which
students can learn and grow emotionally, intellectually, physically and socially. This can only occur in
a school in which everyone feels safe, acts responsibly, and is respectful ofthemselves and others.
Component 2: Instructional- "What does teaching
and learning look like?"
Randall Consolidated School will strive to
meet the unique needs of each learner. To do so,
meaningful instruction, a developmentally appropriate curriculum, and on-going assessment of students will take place. Teaching and learning shall
be structured for "Excellence."
Component 3: FamilyiCommunity- "Who is our
customer?"
Randall Consolidated School, in seeking to
answer this question, recognizes that our work toward "Excellence" can not be accomplished in a
vacuum and can not be successful without a number
and variety of external support systems. We value
the partnership which exists between school, parents and the larger community and the part they
play in realizing this vision. We pledge to communicate with and welcome the support of families and
the larger Randall community.

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2. To help chlldfen develop good
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3. To teach children to think critically and
seek information before.making
decisions.
4. To provide opportunities for
development of physical~ mteUectual,
and social skills.
5. To empower students to be self..
motivated,.creative and independent.
6. To en~ an appreciation oftlre
arts and world cultul"es.

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School JointDistricl#l
3 7101-87thStreet
Burlington, W/53105
262-877;_3314
262-537-2211
www.randall~k12. wi. us

Curriculum
Brochure

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Program Information
Our four-year old kindergarten
program is ~ half-day. Students will
attend an AM or PM session for three
hours; ffimd&IFs 4K program provides
studenls' a meaningful opportunity to
be expm;ed tu a variety of learning
We are a readiness
experiences.
program focusing on social and
emotional growth. Our curriculum is
aligned with the WIMELS (Wisconsin
Model Early Learning Standards.) We
include thematic units, as well as
reading and math skins. These
experiences are beneficial to · students
and increase their success in five-yearold kindergarten.

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• Participates in group activities
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• Respects the rules of the school
• Sho-ws self-confidence
• Takes care of one S own needs

A unique a§pect of our program is
having students attend encore classes.
These include: Art, Library, Music,
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increase their responsibilities, and
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Listens attentively
Follows simple directions
Handles materials carefully
Has good clean-up habits

Motor Skills
Fits small items together
Holds pencil correctly
Uses scissors effectively
Can print first name

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Book care and selection
Parts of a book
Holiday/seasonal stories

Language Arts/Reading
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• Shows interest in books/
stories
• Answers questions about
stories
• Retells familiar stories
• Shows interest in writing
• Dictates sentences to be
written
• Writes using pictures/
symbols/letters
• Identifies same and different
• Recognizes own name in
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• Identifies uppercase letters
• Identifies lowercase letters

Math/Science Readiness
• One-to-one correspondence
• Compares quantities of sets
• Sorts objects by color, shape
and size
• Identifies eight basic colors
• Identifies four basic shapes
• Verbally counts forward to 20
• Counts 1-10 objects
• Arranges sizes in order
• Makes simple patterns

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The Mission Statement for Randall Consolidated
School is "Striving Toward the Achievement of Excellence." The Randall Consolidated School District
Vision Statement is built upon a desire to move closer
to achieving such "Excellence." In order to strive
toward the achievement of excellence we must work
diligently to cultivate a learning environment based
upon three key components. These components are
necessary to facilitate our journey in this process.
Component 1: Environmental- "What does our
school provide?"
Randall Consolidated School will serve as a student centered learning environment. In order to strive
for "Excellence" we will work to create a positive,
nurturing and accepting environment in which students can learn and grow emotionally, intellectually,
physically and socially. This can only occur in a
school in which everyone feels safe, acts responsibly,
and is respectful ofthemselves and others.
Component 2: Instructional - "What does teaching
and learning look like?"
Rimdall Consolidated School will strive to meet
the unique needs of each learner. To do so, meaningful instruction, a developmentally appropriate curriculum, and on-going assessment of students will take
place. Teaching and learning shall be structured for
"Excellence."
Component 3: Family/Community- "Who is our
customer?"
Randall Consolidated School, in seeking to answer this question, recognizes that our work toward
"Ex.cellence" can not be accomplished in a vacuum
and can not be sut~cessful without a number and variety of external support systems. We value the partnership which exists between school, parents and the
larger community and the part they play in realizing
this vision. We pledge to communicate with and welcome the support offamilies and the larger Randall
community.

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I. To stbn\date an interest in life-long
learning.
2. To help childNn develop good
character, self-eolmfidence, and a sense
of responsibility.
3. To teael1 children to think critically and
seek information before making
decisions.
4. To provide opportunities for
development ofpllysical, intellectual,
and social skills.
5. To empower students to be self..
motivated, creative and independent.
6. To encourage an appreciation of the
arts and world cultures.

Randall Consolidated
School Joint District #1
37J01-87th Street
Burlington, WI 53105
. 262~877-3314
262-537-2211
www. randall. k12. wi. us

Curriculum
Brochure

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Use memory to retell a story
Use picture clues for word recognition and comprehension
Identify and match beginning and ending consonant letter
sounds
Apply background knowledge to understand literature
Speak ~n topic and in complete sentences during class
discussiOns
Recognize rhyming words
Recognize and identify upper and lower case letters
Blend vowel/consonant sounds orally to make words or
syllables
Read common single syllable words
Demonstrate directionality of print
Read common sight words and environmental print
Recall a story sequence and predict the outcome
Analyze a story with questions and comments

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Write a simple sentence
Use drawing to complement written work
Spell high frequency words correctly
Use known letters or approximation of letters and
phonological awareness to represent written language
Use a mix of upper and lowercase letters
Demonstrate awareness of end punctuation
Show a sense of written sentences
Write first and last names using upper/lower case letter

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FINE MOTOR
Grips writing tools correctly
Trace on a line
Cut on a line
Form the numerals 1-100 correctly

SOCIAL STUDIES
Analyze chronological relationships with picture timelines
Appreciate cultural differences
Understand the role of community members
Exhibit respect through cooperative and collaborative work
Explain the difference between wants and needs
Define ways to be a friend
Explain the necessity of rules
Develop the concept of geography through maps and globes
Children can state address and phone number

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Count and read numbers to 100 in random order
Write numbers to 100
Count to 100 by 1's, 5's and lO's
Skip count by 2's to 30
Group objects by size, shape and color
Recognize penny, nickel, dime, quarter and dollar
Recognize and continue a simple pattern
Measure objects using a variety of nonstandard tools
(hands, feet, cubes, etc.)
Recognize that a graph is a way to show information
Solve simple equations using manipulatives
Estimate and problem solve using everyday situations
Demonstrate an understanding of number stories using
manipulatives
Tell time to the hour
Recognize basic geometric shapes

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Classify animals, objects and earth materials in more than
one way
Use senses to make observations
Summarize data gained through careful observations
Observe physical properties of objects and earth materials
Classify objects by observable properties
Use non-standard measurements to describe objects and
earth materials
Practice safety rules
Explore earth, life and physical sciences

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Correlate good hygiene and nutrition with a healthy lifestyle
Demonstrate making good choices
Identify good and bad consequences of choices they make
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LIBRARY
Library makers and etiquette
Book care a:1d selection
Parts of a book
Shelf markers
Caldecott Award & Golden Archer Award
Holiday/Seasonal Stories

COMPUTERS
Understands what a computer is and why people use them
Log in and log off a network with a unique usemame
Use components of a computer software system, related
vocabulary and grade appropriate software
Access and utilize appropriate (pre-selected) on-line
resources

PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Perform basic locomotor movements of walk, run, gallop,
jump, hop and skip
Move safely among other students
Perform basic manipulative and non-manipulative skills
Perform skills alone and with a group

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Begin and stay on task
Complete a task in a reasonable amount of time
Follow simple three step oral directions
Play with 4-5 children fairly in cooperative play
Respect others and their property
Demonstrate problem solving skills
Demonstrate more consistent independent behavior
Develop the skills of being responsible, sharing, helping
and carmg
Seek help when needed
Define responsibility

GUIDANCE
Identify the roles and responsibilities of the school
counselor
List the rules for class discussions
Demonstrate good class discussion skills
List the jobs parents have
List jobs seen at school
Discuss what to do if a stranger is bothering them
Describe how people work together to achieve a goal
Express their needs, wants and feelings in healthy and
appropriate ways
Show appreciation to others
List what to do if someone is abusing them
Show what to do when they are involved in a conflict
Identify and label medicines and illegal drugs
Identify the appropriate persons from whom a child can
safely take medicine
Identify feelings and act on them appropriately

MUSIC
Move to the steady beat of music
Sing pitches and show hand signs for kodaly's solfeggio:
do, re, mi, fa, sol, Ia, ti, do
Identify how many verses a song has
Sing, clap, and identify quarter notes/rests, half notes/rests,
dotted half notes/rests, whole notes/rests
~dentify by sound and sight all classroom percussion
mstruments
Recognize and identify piano/forte, adagio/allegro,
accelerando/ritardando, high/low, and long/short sounds
Recognize melodic direction in music (upward and
downward)
Recognize and identify a lullaby
Understand the function of call and response in music
Recognize the musical staff and differentiate between line
notes and space notes

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Recognize a variety of art terms
Recognize Rembrandt, O'Keefe, Oldenburg, Martinez,
Picasso, Mondrian, Pollack, Monet, Cassatt and their work
Use clay, dye, paint, crayon, paper, cloth, yarn, beads and
oioe cleaners to exnress ide11s

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Perform 3 related harmonic minor scales with thirds and
arpeggios
Perform a one octave chromatic scale
Increase playing techniques and knowledge to a greater level
Demonstrate an understanding of intermediate music theory
and interpretation
Perform solo and/or chamber music at appropriate
performance level
Perform band literature in a variety of styles appropriate to
playing level
Continue to develop multicultural, interdisciplinary and
historical perspectives of music
Assess performances of themselves and those of their peers
using rubrics and evaluation fom1s
Compare and contract elements of music to understand a
variety of musical styles and structures
Learn to play in tune with section and full ensemble
Demonstrate leadership skills and responsibilities within the
band
Use alternate fingerings/positions appropriately in repertoire

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Sing with good pitch & support using improved breathing
technique
Sing a variety of more challenging choral literature in 3-part
mixed, SAB & SATB format
Utilize both head and chest voice to enhance and strengthen
vocal tone throughout the singer's range
Take advantage of solo opportunities such as the annual
WSMA Solo & Ensemble competition
Using improved technique, singers will blend their voices for
more pleasant, mature and expressive choral tone
Demonstrate improved musicianship by watching conductor
for better entrances, cutoffs, dynamics, expression, changes in
tempo and breathing

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lea••ning.
2. To bell> clilldren deveiOJl good
cluu•acteJ•, seif:.confidence, am:l a
sense of' responsibility.
3. To teach chllili•cn to think criticaUJ
and seek infcwmation befm·e :m.aking
decisions.
4. To p1•ovide opportunities fo1•
development ofJ)bysical, intellectual,
and social skills.
5. r.ro emllowm• students to be self..
motivated, creative and independent.
6. To encourage an appreciation of the
arts and world cultures.

The Mission Statement for Randall Consolidated
School is "Striving Toward the Achievement of Excellence." The Randall Consolidated School District
Vision Statement is built upon a desire to move closer
to achieving such "Excellence." In order to strive
toward the achievement of excellence we must work
diligently to cultivate a learning environment based
upon three key components. These components are
necessary to facilitate our journey in this process.
Component 1: Environmental- "What does our
school provide?"
Randall Consolidated School will serve as a student centered learning environment. In order to strive
for "Excellence" we will work to create a positive,
nurturing and accepting environment in which students can learn and grow emotionally, inteliectually,
physically and socially. This can only occur in a
school in which everyone feels safe, acts responsibly,
and is respectful of themselves and others.
Component 2: Instructional- "What does teaching
and learning look like?"
Randall Consolidated School will strive to meet
the unique needs of each learner. To do so, meaningful instruction, a developmentally appropriate curriculum, and on-going assessment of students will take
place. Teaching and learning shall be structured for
"Excellence."

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Demonstrate the knowledge of vocabulary through classroom
conversations and dialogue, giving short presentations, written
work, asking and answering questions, and comprehension of
spoken language ·
Describe feelings and characteristics, people and things,
classrooms, homes, what students like to do, sports, traveling,
and clothing
Read and comprehend written material on topics covered
Gain knowledge of the location, culture, and history of Spanish
speaking countries
Compare life and culture in the United States to that of Spanish
speaking countries
Learn about important people of Hispanic heritage
Understand important grammatical aspects of the Spanish
language, such as gender of words, definite and indefinite
articles, adjective agreement, pronouns, pluralizing and
conjugating verbs

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Component 3: Family/Community- "Who is our
customer?"
Randall Consolidated School, in seeking to answer this question, recognizes that our work toward
"Excellence" can not be accomplished in a vacuum
and can not be successful without a number and variety of external support systems. We value the partnership which exists between school, parents and the
larger community and the part they play in realizing
this vision. We pledge to communicate with and welcome the support of families and the larger Randall
community.

Randall Consolidated
School Joint District #1
37101-87th Street
Burlington, WI 53105
262-877-3314
262-53 7-2211
www. randall. k12. wi. us

Curriculum
Brochure

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Use context clues, synonyms and antonyms to determine
meaning of unfamiliar words and multiple meaning words
Understand figurative language and identification of analogies
Understand connotative and denotative definitions of words
Identify the meaning of a word with an affix (prefix or sutllx)
and know how the affix changes the word
Use knowledge of root words to determine meaning of the word
Identify stated information about story elements, main ideas and
supporting details
Identify stated information aQout Identify first, next, and last
events, and follow steps in a process
Make inferences about story elements
Identify implied miun ideas and supporting details
Summarize important ideas, events and information
Analyze state or implied theme, message or main idea and draw
conclusions
Analyze diverse viewpoints
Identjfy cause/effect and compare/contrast relationships
Use graphic organizers to analyze and classify information
Analyze use ofliterary devices (metaphor, alliteration,
onomatopoeia, etc ... )
Recognize and distinguish among genres
Make inferences of tone, style and use of rhetorical devices
Distinguish among types of language (formal/informal,
literary/technical and serious/humorous
Make connections and predictions to text
Identify and evaluate the author's purpose, point of view, and
effectiveness while evaluating diverse viewpoints and inti uences
Distinguish between important and unimportant details, and facts
and opinions, while drawing conclusions
Evaluate the accuracy, currency and credibility of information,
and credibility of story elements
Write a proficient descriptive, expository, narrative and
persuasive essay
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introduction, body and conclusion using details or examples to
support the main idea
Write using proper paragraphing, adequate topic sentences or
thesis statements, logical sequencing, adequate transitions
Write using vivrd, precise and appropriate language and
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HEALTH
Design and implement a health plan
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Set a goal and a plan to reach that goal
Assess health information, products and services
Communicate verbally and non-verbally
Continue to develop knowledge of nutrition
Be an advocate of a healthy lifestyle
Prepare a career portfolio that will be used in high school

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Detail the strategies of the Civil War
Describe Reconstruction policies and their effects on the
former Confederacy
Examine educational and social reforms and the early women's
movement
Discuss the developments of the West
Explain the role of railroad barons, inventions, corporations
and labor in America in the late 1800's and early 1900's
Discuss the need for and attempts at governmental and social
reforms during the late 1800's and early 1900's
Explain how and why the U.S. expanded its economic and
political influence in the Pacific and in Latin America
Describe the causes, course and outcome ·of World War I
Evaluate the effects the events of the 1920's had on American
culture and the causes of the Great Depression
Study how the New Deal changed the American economy
Investigate the causes of WWII and the role of the US in
WWII
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the U.S. and the Soviet Union after WW ll
Relate the economic, social and cultural distinctions of the
U.S. during the 1950's
Discuss the civil rights movement in the U.S .
Describe the causes, course and effects of the Vietnam War
SCIENCE
Understand the tools of scientific measurement
Understand the characteristics of and relationship between
living and nonliving organisms
Understand the living organisms and their environment
Understand the diversity of plant life groups and their
environment
Understand the body plans and adaptations of invertebrates
Develop an understanding of how living things have changed
overtime
Understand the methods of scientific classification
Understand how populations of organisms are affected by
interactions and adaptations between organisms and their
environment
Understand Newton's Laws of Motion
Understand how machines help and assist people to do work
Understand physical and chemical makeup of a substance
Understand the vast areas of elements and element properties
Understand the difference between a mixture and a solution
Understand the movement oftectonic plates and its affect on
geologic changes to Earth
Understand the importance of information obtained from
fossils, rocks, and other natural evidence in relationship to the
Earth's history

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Recognize a variety of artists and their works
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MATH
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parentheses
Write and evaluate variable expressions
Solve operational problems using positive and negative numbers
Identify and apply algebraic properties
Plot points on the coordinate plane
Solve and graph equations and inequalities using rational numbers
Solve problems using the rules of exponents
Solve operational problems using rational numbers
Solve multiple-step equations and inequalities including variables
on both sides
Represent fractions, decimals and percents in equivalent form
Solve real life problems using rates, ratios and percents
Solve problems using simple probability
Evaluate problems using square roots
Differentiate between rational and irrational numbers
Apply the Pythagorean Theorem to solve problems
Identify relations and functions through the use of tables and
graphs
Determine area and perimeter of basic shapes using variables
Solve equations to find angle measures
GUIDANCE
Prepare a monthly budget
Tour a college
Compare and contrast colleges and universities and how to use
resources
List ways to cope with everyday stress
Identify the interrelatedness of family, school, work and
community and use this knowledge to plan for their participation
in the educational system
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relationships
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different jobs and shadow a job for a day
Tell why harassment causes a negative work environment
Learn how to work together as a team
Analyze different career situations, and determine ifharassment,
discrimination or stereotyping were involved
Discuss and analyze contemporary teen problems
Analyze and discuss safety issues related to online chats, blogs,
and websites
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activities
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website design software
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various activities
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Graph linear equations by constructing a table, using x andy
intercepts, slope-intercept form and graphing calculator
Graph and solve absolute value equations
Write the equation of a line in slope-intercept form given the
slope and l and 2 points; write the equation of a line in standard
form
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Solve compound and absolute value inequalities
Graph linear inequalities in two variables
Solve a linear system of equations by graphing, substitution and
linear combinations
Use the multiplication and division properties of exponents to
evaluate powers and simplify expressions
Use exponents and scientific notation to solve real life problems
Evaluate and approximate square roots
Solve a quadratic equation by using the quadratic formula
Identify the number of roots of a quadratic equation using the
discriminant and sketch the graph of quadratic inequalities
Add, subtract, multiply and factor polynomials
Identify equations, inequalities, graph relations and functions
Graph inequalities and apply equations and inequalities to solve
problems
Solve systems of equations in 2 or 3 variables and of
inequalities
Use linear programming to find maximin values of functions
Create a matrix to represent data and algebraic expressions
Use matrices to transform geometric figures and solve systems
of equations
Solve and analyze quadratic equations involving real and
imaginary numbers by graphing, factoring, completing the
square and using the quadratic formula
Simplify radicals with various indices and radical expressions
Simplify expressions with rational exponents
Find factors and zeros of polynomials while graphing it
functions
Find composition of functions and determine it's inverse
Solve equations involving exponent functions
Find terms in and of arithmetic and geometric sequences
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Understand the benefits a physically active lifestyle has on
developing flexibility, muscular strength, muscular endurance,
cardiovascular fitness and body composition
Establish, implement, and evaluate personal fitness goals
Analyze the effects of good and bad sportsmanship on team
relationships
Solve problems which arise during a group activity
Develop positive group relationships by practicing respect,
fairness, compromise and cooperation
Apply sport rules in a game situation
Apply game strategies: spacing, movement, positioning,
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WESTERN KENOSHA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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JOIN US at 6th Annual BLURTitOUTI
Randall and Wheatland
LILLY LAKE
SLADES CORNERS
WHEATLAND CENTER
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and a tad on Fox River, Genoa City and Ice Harvesting

<arrive 12: 30pm to meet'N •greet )

1 :00 PM the Free Program starts
LOTS OF PICTURES!
For 8th Graders and older! Parents, Grandparents welcome
Join us! COME CASUAL!

Sunday, February 19th, 2011

NEW LOCA TIONI
WHEATLAND CENTER SCHOOL at 6606 368th Ave
(South of Hwy 50- yes there is an exit, North of County F on Hwy 0/368tb Avenue)
Find us at the southeastern-most door (BY THE BUSSES) WATCH FOR a SIGN.
It is an easy location to drop off and pickup and is totally wheelchair accessible.Park along
368tb, near the busses.
If you have knowledge to share, come and BLURTitOUT! It is a great time to get caught
talking and sharing your first band knowledge aboutwbere we live!
Ali the folks who have lived here 'FOREVER', should come and share their recollects!
STEP TO THE PLATE! We INVITE YOU SPECIFICALLY!
If you have images that you wish to be included in this slide show, contact the Society at 262
862 7165 so that arrangements can be made to gather them, scan them and return them!
BUT HURRY! They cannot be added during the presentation!
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A "TRAIL MARKER TREE" AT TWIN L.A.KES
Phil Sander

Trail or directional trees may soon disappear from Wisconsin's landscape. At one time these trees were quite common thruout the Midwest and those remaining are a reminder
of America's first road signs. Many trail trees have been
destroyed by fires and natural causes. This type of tree is
seldom cut by lumbermen - because of deformed trunks. The
following report is to record a known "Trail Tree'' discovered in Kenosha county.
Indian people did a great deal of traveling- traversing
the countryside from summer to winter campsites, and to
hunting and fishing grounds. They devised a system of trail
markers to assist them in arriving at their desired destination.
The most permanent markers were made from selected living trees, always hardwoods. such as oak, hickory and elm.
A hardwood sapling would be selected along the trail, it was
then bent in the general direction of the tmil. Sometimes the
tip of the sapling was buried in the ground; on other occasions
it was tied down with twisted vines. As the tree grew the tip
would die off, the trunk then assumed a bent condition- usually a secondary trunk formed. As the tree matured, nature
patterned a living road sign that could easily be recognized,
ond last the life of the tree.
A trail tree still stands at Twin Lakes in Kenosha county
(Fig. 1 ). This bent marker is located in theN. E. Jj1 of Section 29 T. I. N.- R. 19. E. Randall township. The tree is
Jiear the top of a high ridge overlooking the northeast bay of
]ower Twin Lakes (Lake Elizabeth).
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circumference of 88" and the secondary trunk a circumference
of 64". The tree height is judged to be approximately 50 feet.
No definite age could be determined, but by estimating from
similar trees, the specimen could be close to 300 years old. An
effort should be made to preserve this "Trail Tree'' before
it is cut or otherwise destroyed.
Many people passing by this tree may have noticed the
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As part of our contribution .to the I:1centenn1al
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This will be in cooper·ation with the Boy Be outs of
America and the WtHltern Keno aha County Hi etorlce:ll Boc1ety who are jointly w.ork1np on the layout ~md con.struot:ton
of the trail an.:i the pre:par•a tion and die~HHrs.ina t1on of
deecripti ve 11 teratt.u•e t:tn(~ ma.ps.

Wa ere hoping that th.ia will encOll!'fJP'e botr1 young
and old to develop etn interest 1n our areas valuable
history. We hope to preserve various h1ator1cal sites
and call attention to t.hem. Tt1ia would include the
StBFS Stop 1n Wilmot. the Site of the Old Mill, Old
Places of Bualneee, Ice Hou!Jef!, the K.D. Eailr•oar1 Bed,
Ind1hn Trails and Etc.

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to obtain your perm1se1on to cross some part of your
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HISTORY OF THE VILLAGE OF TWIN LAKES, WISCONSIN
Mary Ray, a native of England was born June, 15, 1816.
She came to America in 1833 and resided in what was to become
known as "English Prairie". In 1857 she was married to
Jonathon Ineson, also an early settler on the prairie. Their
son, Robert was the first born son in the county .. There _were
eight children in all, including the first twins born on the
prairie. The girls were baptized Mary and Elizabeth. Both
lakes were named after these girls, Lake Mary and Lake
Elizabeth, which extended tnto Illinois, and almost to English
Prairie. Shortly after 1838, State surveys were completed and
divided the State into counties and townships. The section
from Lake Michigan west, was known as Racine County,and the
most southwesterly, was called Wheatland. About 1842 .. the
county was divided north and south, the south was named Kenosha
County, and the township of Wheatland was divided by a line
running east and west thru the middle. The south half was
named Randall Township. It was named in honor of the newly
elected Govenor Randall, the first republican governor, who
was also a contempory of Abe Lincoln, who was electe·d President
of the United States at the same time. The NorthBestern railroad started in about 1855, but due to financial difficulties,
it only extended thirteen miles west from Kenosha, but was later
extended to Salem, Wisconsin, at which point it stopped due to
the great expense of having to cross the Fox River. Mr Y.G.
Simmons, of Kenosha, helped refiance and promote the completion
of the railroad to Harvard," Illinois. It. made many stops at
the Village of Twin Lakes, then part of Randall Township. The
first, train to run all the way from Kenosha to Harvard, was
April 28th, 1861, this also being the date of the first battle
of Bull Run •• The first rails for this railroad were shipped
to Kenosha by the steamer Gray Eagle.
Ice houses began to be built, as the larger cities ( having no
refrigeration in those days) needed~the ice,.which the two lakes
could provide in the Winter.Haegles' started their ice house on
Lake Elizabeth in the late 1850's, and soon several others were
erected on the same lake, namely, Esch, Thompson, Consummers,

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Tewes and Whites all on the West shore, than on the North shore
of Lake Mary there were four - Lawlwr, Schu, Zudemister and
Consummers. The last ice house constructed was John Gehringer,
just north of the present Roller Rink. Almost all of the ice
houses burned down in the Spring or warm months due to the
amount of straw in them to keep the ice from melting too jast.
The first store was Gruppe Brothers, they also were the post
office for the town,the Snack Schack now stands on the site.
About 1903~ Beckers store was built, which is now part of
Fairview. Later another store was built by 0. Pfaffenberger which became Hildebrandt's, and now Hardware Hanks.
The Ackerman Resort was the first large hotel in this area, built
in 1835 by Capt. Ackerman. Regis Landing Condos are now on the
site. The Lake House was started in 1892 by Mrs Staudenceyer, as
a resort and in 1972, her daughter Gertrude Staudenmeyer, who had
run the resort for many years, after her Mother died, had it torn
down and several homes have been erected on the grounds. The year
1904 saw another hotel, built by ~ohn Kapl~n, it w~s known as the
Waldeck. The hotel stood between the two lakes and he had piers
and boats on both lakes.
What is now known as Twin Lakes Park, originally belonged to two
clubs, The German Club ahd the Elgin Club. The German Clubhouse
burned down and the other one was torn down.Then this entire .
property was purchased by Virgil Brandt, owner of the Brandt
Brewery of Chicago, Illinois. Later a group of men from Kenosha
purchased it and developed it into the Twin Lakes Park Subdivision.
Located between the two lakes is Mount Moriah, at that time was
known as Indian Hill. Directly across the bay is Indian Point,
where the last of the known Indians had their camps.
Most of the property in the early days, around the lakes were
large estates, usually having caretakers and servants. Largest
summer home was owned by K.G. Schmidt, which was later sold to
the then Knights of Columbus, and later called Commodore Barry.
The old house burned down and the Lakeview Motel stands below the
hill, where the beautiful old house stood.
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One of the largest ballrooms in Wisconsin was built in 1920, by
Karl Rademacher, known as the Twin Lakes Ball Room. Many famous
bands were here including Lawrence Welk, in fact he spent his
honeymoon at Twin Lakes.

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The Village of Twin Lakes was incorporated in the year 1937.
They formed their own local government and were no longer
associated with Randall Township.
The first Catholic Church was built in 1942. The Congregational
Church was built in 1960. St Johns new Catholic Church- 1971,
Hope Luthern Church - approx. 1968.
The first school known as Cottage School District #4 was ·built
in 1904Prior to that the only other school was at Bassett Station.
This building became part of the Lois Feed Mill, which was
destroyed by fire in 1961.
The local Post Office from 1912 - 1936 was in the basement of
the LeRoy Winters home (owned by his daughter Marjorie and Joseph
Oberhofer.) The Twin Lakes Bank purchased the property and tore
the house down in order to build the bank building.
The post office moved from Winters home to the Railroad depot,
which later was also torn down, and then to a building on Main
Street owned by Johnand Bertha Schippers. He and his wife served
as postmasters till 1957. Roger Erickson became postmaster in
1959, when a new post office was constructed in 1960 on the
Harold Singleton property on West Main Street, next to the Village
Hall.
The Chicago Northwestern Railroad tracks were torn out in 1961.
This property, the railroad right of way, was purchased by the
Village in the Fall of 1963. A new road was built on the
westerly right of way, to bring the subdivisions· on the far side
of Lake Elizabeth closer by road to the village of Twin Lakes.
The Cottage School property located on Main Steeet was purchased
by the Village of Twin Lakes in the Spring of 1964. It was used
as a local Medical Center and part of it was a drug store.
Than the Samuels bought it to be known as Humpty-Dumpty Pre
School and the drug store is now the Scandinavian Health Center.

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Mary Ray, a native of Engl_and was born June 15, 1816.
She came to America in 1333, and resided in what was to become
In 1837, she was married to

known as "Ene;lish Prairie".

Jonathon Ineson, also an early settler on the prairie.
son Robert was the first son born in the county,
were 8 children,

Their

in all there

including the first twins born on the prairie.

The e;i rls \-:e-re bAptized Mary and El 1 zabeth.
~ary,

named after thee girls, Leke

Both 1 a kes Here

and Lake Elizabeth,

which

extended into Illinois, <'ond Almost to Snzlish JH'.'lirie,

which

extended almost to Illinois./ Shortly after 1333 , State surveys
were completed and divided the state into counties and townships.
~nown

The section from Lake Michigan west, was

as Racine County,

and the most southwesterly, was called 'r'iheatland.
the co u n t y w:1 s d i v i
Kenosha co·unty,

ne d no r t h <' n c1

bnd the t01m of

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ou t h ,

named Randall Township.

I t

elected Govern0r Randall,

the sou t h was :n am e d

;1':.ne2tlan~1

running- east and uest thru the midrile.
v; i1S n r:: mc :1

'About 1842,
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The south half was
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o f the n e w1 y

the first republican 3overnor, who was

also a conte1npoiary of ~be Lincoln who wa~ elected President of
the United States et the sRlJle ti•ne.
started in about 1855.

The Nortlli•'C:ste:r·n Hailroad

Due to finoH1cic>l clifficulties,

extended thirteen miles fn)ill Eenosh?,
S a 1 em , ·:.: Vi i s c o n s i_ n ,

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1t

expense of croc:stnc.c tlw Fo:;.; 1-\ivcT.
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w'"s lrc_ter extended to

~ t o p p e :l cl u e

to t h e e; r e at

;:r. Y. G. Sirmnonc, Of 1\enosha ,

helped refine_nce and prornot,e the ccJTJJ_:Jletion of the railro2-d,
HarvRrd, Ill.

It :na·]e mcmy stops in the Villase of Twin Lakes,

t11en part of RL1nd<1ll Tovmship.
to Hfil'Vard. \-;as

to

An-ril

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The Fi:r·st train to run from JCenosha

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of Bull Run.

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'l'hc fll·ut r·ailu fOl' thi!J Rnill'OiJd were
~negles'

Kenosha by the Steamer Gray Easle.

started

there ice house in the late 1850's.

On Lake Elizabeth several

ice houses were erected, namely Esch

Tho~pson,

Eae[eles,
5
Consummers, Tev1es, Whites, all on the ·.lest Shore.
Lc!.\\'ler,
Schu, Zuc1emister, Consuw;11ers, on north .shore of Lake _1•Iary.
first commercinl ice house v1as built by
now known as Indian Point.
Gehrincer,

l'~olan

Ficl:3ride, 1.,rhich is

Last Ice house constructed was John

just north of present Roller Rink.

was about 437.

Population then

The first store eas Gruppe Brothers at the Beach

on the present Frank Youne;s

In about 1903, Beckers

Pl'OS1erty.

1

store Has built, \'ihich is uo\v part oi' F:1i1·viow.
buildins

The

Later,

i1IlOther

built, noH pRrt of Hildcbrnndl.t's, ·oy 0. Pfaffenberger.

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The Ackerman Resort was the first large hotel in this nrea, built
in 1835 by AJ:erman, (and is still standing, and beine used as
a hotel and resort)
t. he 1 r:t k e s .

In 1904 another hotel was erected between

It ,.,., as known

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the most vlesterly end of I 1lre I·iary.

It was constructed on

\!hat is nov; Twin Le.l{es Park,

near the channel, were two clubs, GermgnClub and Elgin Club.
The German club r:mrned, other

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torn down.

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later

purchased by Vire;11Brandt, owner of the Brandt Brewery of
Chicae;o, Illinois.

For many years the Annual Twin Lakes School

picnic was held on this property.

Located betHeen the two lakes

is Hount Horiah, at that time v:;::s lo1ov; n.s Indian Hill.·
across the bay,

is Indian Point,

~1ere

Indians had there hornes in this area.

Directly

the last of the known
l·]ost of the pr>Operty

around the lakes were lar5e estates, usually having caretakers
and servants.

Largest summer home owned by K. G. Schmidt.

was later sold to Knights of Columbus,
Barry.

This

e.nd later called Commodore

About 1920, one of the le.rsest ball rooms in Wisconsin

was built by Carl Rademacher, known as the Twin Lakes Ball Room.

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The Village of Twin Lakes was incorporated in 1937. ·They formed

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there own local government, and were no lonser associated
with Randall Township.

The catholic Church v1as built in 1942.

the Congregational Church was built in 1960.
known as Cottage School District

# 4, was built ·in 1904.

to that the only other school was at

B~ssett

buildin'g bec<".mc p11rt of the Lois Feed
by Fire in 1961.
the LeRoy

Tl1e first school

J~ill,

Station.

Prior

This

which Has destroyed

The local Post Office was in the Basement of

~linters

from 1912 to 1936.

home, now 01med by Joseph and Marjorie Oberhofer
Mr. Winters was postmaster for 24 years.

The post office then moved to the Hailroad depot,

which was later

torn down and then to the building on J,1ain Street owned by
.J_obn and Bertha Schippers.
till

1957.

Ro~er

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He and his wife served as postmasters

Erickson became postanster in

1959.

A new

post o ffl ce was constructed in 1960, ',}est 1-Iain St r.eet on the

Harold Singleton property, next to the Village Hall.

The

Chicago North'.,'estern Railron.d t:r·acks 1:ere torn out in 1961.
This property, the Chicaso Nort1-n;cstern Railroad right of ·
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way was purchased by the Village in the fall of 1963.
The Cottage School Property located on

Ma~n

Street was purchased

by the Villase of Twin Lakes in the spring of 1964.
beine;

cons~dered

for use as a Local J.::eclical Center./

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Mary Ray, a native o·r Enel.and '-ms born June 15, 1816.
She came to America in 1833, and resided in what was to bec~me
In 1837, she was married to

kno'wn as "English Prair1e 11 •
·Jonathon Ineson,

<~tAlso

an ·early settler on the prairie.

Their

son Robert was the first pon born in the county, in all there
were 8 children, including the. firsi twins born on the prairie.
The girls ,.,.e-1•e baptized Mary and Elizabeth.

Both lakes \·lere

named after thea girls, L;:-!ke 1-:ary, and Lake Elizabeth, which
extended into Illinois, <md f!lmost to Sngllsh JH'nirle, which

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I Shortly after
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lu3' , State surveys

extepded almost to Illinois.
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were completed'and divided the state into counties and townships.
The section from Lake Michigan west, wns .known as
was~

and the most sou thl1'es terly,

called i·ihea tland.

the county wns divined north Pnd

~outh,

Rr:~cine

·About 1842,

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named Randall Township.

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Kenosha County, Rnd the to\m of \{'neAtlDm1 wPs divided
:running· east and west thru the rn}.ddle.

County,

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The south half was

It WAS nnmcJ in honor of the newly

elected Governor Randell, the first republican governor, who was

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also a contempo~ary of ~be Lincoln who wa~ elected President of
the Un1 ted States at the same t1,ne.
started in about 1855.

The Nor·Unwetcrn Railroad

Due to f1nnnciPl difficulties, it

extended thirteen miles
from Kenoshn, 8Di
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Salern,·~'rlisconRin,
expe~se

w~s

<':t \vl1ich pojnt tt st.op!'leJ

l~ter

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extenaed to

to the great

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of cror:f:in::· the F'.::1x HlV(:r •. , i·:r. Y. G. Simmonc, Of

Ke~osha,

helped refinr.nce r'nd promote the ccJmpletion of the rRilroA.d,

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Harvard, Ill.

It

'J.~de me.ny

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then part of Randall Townshi~.
to Hn2•vard, v;as April 28,

to

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The First

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tr~in

to run from Kenosha

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of Bull Run.

hnuled to

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'.rhe first rails for thlu Rn1lrond were

Kenosha by the Steamer Gray E8~le.

there ice house in the late 1850's.

~negles

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started

On Late Elizabeth several

ice houses were erected, namely Esch.Thompson, EaeGeles,
I

Consurnmers, Tewes,

~1ites,

all on the

~est

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Shore.

Lawler,

Schu, Zuc1em1ster, Consummers, On north shore of Lake
first commercinl ice h_ouse was. built by
now known as Indian Point.

T~olan

.1-~ary.

The

i'!cBride, which is

Last Ice house constructed was John

GehrinGer, just north of present Roller Rink.

Population

~hen

The first store eas Gruppe Brothers at the Be~ch

'"as about 437.

In about 1903, Beckers

on the present Frank Youngs' p1·operty.

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store '"as built, ,.,hich is nov; part of I•':iil·vicvl.

Ln ter, another

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building \·lEis built, now part of Hildcbrnndl.t's, by

o. Pfaffenberger.

The Ackermnn Resort was the first lare;e hotel tn this nrea, built
in 1835 by Aclermon, (and 1a f:ltill standing, and beine used as
a hotel nnd resort)

In 1904 nnother hotel was erected betueen
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the 1 etkes.

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It was known as the Walcteck.

the most vJesterly end of 1 :l.lre I·iary.

It was constructed on

\lhat is now Twin Le.kes Parle,

near the channel, were two clubs, •GermqnClub and Elgin Club.
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The German club burned, other was tdrn down.

Th~s

was later

purchased by Virgil.Brandt, owner of the Br9.ndt Brev.'ery of
Chicago, Illinois.

For many years the Annual Twin Lakes School

picnic was held on this property.

Located between the two 1 ~'tke s

is Mount Moriah, at that time was know ns Indian Hill;

Directly

across the bay, is Indian Point, where the lRst of the known
Indians had thcr·e homes in this area.

J.]ost of the property

around the lakes v1ere l nrge estates, u sun lly hewing caretakers
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and servants.

Largest summer horne owned by K. G. Schmidt.

This

,.,.as later sold" to Knights of Columbus, ['.nd later called Commodore
Barry.

About 1920, one of t(le ln·r5est ball rooms in Wisconsin
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was built by

C~rl

Rademachetr, knoun•as the Twin Lakes Ball Room.

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The Village of Twin Lakes was incorporated in 1937. -They formed

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there own local government, and were no lon5cr associated
with Randall Township.

The catholic Church

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the Congregational Church was built in 1960.

built in 1942.

The first· school

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kno~n as Cottage School District

# 4, was built ·in 1904.

to that the only•other school was at

B~ssett

Station.

Prior

This

build in·g becRme part of the Lois Feed 1-Hll, Hh1 ch '"as des troy ed
by Fire in 1961.
the: LeRoy

The local P6st Office was in the Basement of

~¥inters

from 1912 to 1936.

home, now om1ed by Joseph and Marjorie Oberhofei
1-!r. 1'iinters was postmaster for 2.4 years ..

The post office then moved t_o the Railroad depot, which \·Jlls later
torn down and then to the building on l·iain Street owned by

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J_obn and Bertha Schippers.

till 1957.

He and his wi fc served as postmasters

RoEer Erickson became postaaster in 1959.

A new

post office was constructed in, 1960, West Nain Street on the

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Harold S1ne:leton pr·operty, next to the Vi 11 age Hall.

·rhe

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Chicago Northw:)stcrn Railr·oacl trr1cks Here toJ'n out in 1961.
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way was purchased by the Village in the fall of 1963.
The Cottage School Property located on

Ma~n

Street was purchased

by the Villase of Twin Lakes in the spring of 1964.
being

cons~dered

for use as a Local Medical Center./

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We will be sled to provide tbe information that you recently
requested. The Village of Twin Lakes is located ~n tbe Town•
ehip of Randall. Twin Lakes baa an eatlmated 1986 popul•tion
3558 and Randall TGwnlhip hae approximately 2165 people.
The total population for the community is-therefore estimated
to be about 5723 and ie increasing. The median a1e is 32 ·yeare ·
old.

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The population nearly doubles dur~ns the eummer-monthl with
eummer reeident• and tourlste. Many of the eummer cottagee are
now being converted to year round homee.
Twin Lakes baa an entire municipal eewer-eyetem. Tbe village hal
a Volunteer Fire and Rescue department~ both of which are very
well equipped. Twin Lakes baa roun~ the ~ioc~ pollc• protection.
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There are 2 nearby hoepltale •. Burlington Memorial Hotpita1 le.1Z
miles away and also has a Satelite Clinic wbich provides us with
medical attention 5 days a week. McHenry Hoapltal ie 15 miles
away and ia aleo our naareat trauma center.
(enoaba, WI is 30 mllaa east apd is the ~1te of. ou~.neare't
industry. Kenosha has 3 collegesq Carthase College, Gateway
Inetitute, UW•Parkllde.
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Twin Laktl le 4.3 eq. miles-land (2752 ac~ee) 5e9 1q. m11al of land~
and lake (3776 acres) Lake Mary i1 315 acrea~~, .. Lake Elh:abeth. 638._ ..
acree. The Chamber of Commerce .1ncludee, ~a111ett, .rowere .La~e,. •••
Mun1ter, L~ly Lake, Trevor, Wilmot, Pall Lake, Genoa City, Silver
Lake~ Camp Lake, Salem, Paddock Lake, and Richmon4, IL,

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a partial lleting of area bua~neasea. I hope that the information'
provided is of help to yoac,and pleas~ don't beultate to contact ue~
for furtber·tnformatlon.
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Phone (414) 811~2220

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TWIN LAKES
In 1845, the first settlers, mainly English, came to the
land around two connected lakes in the southern part of what
is now western Kenosha County.
They ~tayed because the rich
soil was wonderful for farming.· The smaller and most northern
of the Twin Lakes is Lake Mary.
The larger, connected by a
narrow channel, is Lake Elizabeth (named for the first white'
twins born in the area).
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An ice business started in Twin Lakes in the late 1850's
and quickly drew meat-packers and other businesses that
depended on crystal clear ice.
Twin Lakes businessmen ·are no
longer in the ice business, but the ice through which a variety
of fish are caught.bydevoted ice fisherman is still crystal
clear.
Twin Lakes offers the tourist a wide selection of sports
and entertainment.
It is a stop on the long bicycle path that
extends from Kenosha to La Crosse.
There is fishing, boating,
all water sports, public and private beaches for good swimming,
auto racing, bowling, golf, dancing and even roller skating.
Interesting night spots suit all tastes.
The slightly hilly
land around the lakes draws
enthusiastic snowmobilers to the
region.
And hunting, ice fishing, and skiing are readily ~~.
available.
Just west of Twin Lakes is the small, charming village
of Wilmot, now best known for Wilmot Mountain Ski Resort with
numerous runs, lifts, and tows.
Nor should the town itself
be passed by.
Wilmot was once a thriving community that served
as a major stage stop on the route north.
Today, its two historic
inns- the Stage Stop Tavern and Dylans House- are well worth a
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Twin Lakes are two fantastic lakes!
There is just no
Jther word for it.
The two ~akes; Lake Mary and Lake Eliza~­
beth, which are joined by a very small channel, have attracted
many enthusiastic/fishermen from all over the country.
Lake Mary, which covers 342 acres and is about 33 feet
at the deepest point, is called the "Upper Twin".
Fishermen
have pulled out mainly Largemouth bass and of course the common panfish.
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Lake Elizabeth, which is twice the size of Lake Mary,
measures in at 688 acres, and is 32 feet at maximum depth.
Lake Elizabeth is, of course, called the "Lower Twin".
The
lower tip of Lake Elizabeth lies in Illinois.
In this case
you should avoid this part of the·,~ake unless you hold an
Illinois non-resident fishing license.
Obviously since it is
a much larger lake, the fish are more abundant.
Fishermen
have pulled out such fish as Smallmouth and Largemouth bass,
walleye, crappie, northern, and panfish.
It's a big lake
and every so often it comes up with a trophy fish.
This is a lake where you want to be extra sure that your
line and nets are in very good working condition.
We don't
want a fisherman going home disappointed because he lost a
prize-winning fish due to a broken line or a hole in.his net.
Recently caught .were a ,6ppound 24~ inch long, largemouth black bass in Lake Elizabeth.and a 2 pound, 6~ ounc~,
16 inch long, black crappie.
One fisherman taught a 21 inch,
6 pound largemouth bass in Lake Mary, off of Lance Park.
These
fish were caught on 3~ Rapala's, Red and White lazy Ike's and
various other forms of contraptions.
Fishing is a most challenging sport.
It is not a lazy
man's hobby as so many pretend to believe
When you are out,
your hands and minds should be working constantly.
Still you
will come back refreshed.
Change of pace, you know.
There is public boat:launchings on both lakes with a
small fee.
Come on out to lovely Twin Lakes and enjoy
an exciting day of fishing.

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TWIN LAKES
In 1845, the first settlers, mainly English, came to the
land around two connected lakes in the southern part of what
is now western Kenosha County.
They stayed because the rich
soil was wonderful for farming.
The smaller and most northern
of the Twin Lakes is Lake Mary.
The larger, connected by a
narrow channel, is Lake Elizabeth (named for the first white
twins born in the area).
An ice business started in Twin Lakes in the late 1850's
and quickly drew meat-packers and other businesses that
depended on crystal clear ice.
Twin Lakes businessmen are no
longer in the ice business, but the ice through which a variety
of fish are caught by devoted ice fisherman is still crystal
clear.
Twin Lakes offers the tourist a wide selection of sports
and entertainment.
It is a stop on the long bicycle path that
extends from Kenosha to La Crosse.
There is fishing, boating,
all water sports, public and private beaches for good swimming,
auto racing, bowling, golf, dancing and even roller skating.
Interesting night spots suit all tastes.
The slightly hilly
land arou~d the lakes draws
enthusiastic snowmobilers to the
region.
And hunting, ice fishing, and skiing are readily '"·
available.
Just west of Twin Lakes is the small, charming village
of Wilmot, now best known for Wilmot Mountain Ski Resort with
numerous runs, lifts, and tows.
Nor should the town itself
be passed by.
Wilmot was once a thriving community that served
as a major stage stop on the route north.
Today, its two .historic
inns- the Stage Stop Tavern and Dylans House- are well worth a
visit

HISTORY OF TWIN LAKES

In 1845, the first settlers; mainly English,

came to the

grounds around the two connected lakes (Twin Lakes,) in
the southern part of what is now Wisconsin and stayed because
of the rich soil for farming.
The first white twins born in the locality were Mary and
Elizabeth Imeson.

Their baptism was attended by most of

the farm people of the area and celebrated at a large picnic.
Because the babies were so precious and well-known,

the

Twin Lakes were named Mary and Elizabeth, also.
An ice business started in Twin Lakes in the late 1850's
for through the winter months, crystal clear ice formed in
the lakes.

Ice houses soon sprang up after railroads lines

linked the area to larger towns and cities, especially Chicago.
Meat packers wanted ice to refirgerate their railroad cars,
eating and drinking places needed living quarters and the townspeople opened their doors and cooked hot meals.

This was the

beginning of what Twin Lakes is known for today- a leadihg
resort area.

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The Twin lakes Chamber.and Business Association held their regular
monthly meeting Sept. 18 at lake Mary. Resort.
Results of the proceeds of their first annual golf outing held at the
Twin lakes Country Club netted the association a profit of $3,370.
Pictured are (from left) George Price, vice president; Stan Torstenson, Cliff Cantwell, co-chairmen .of the golf outing; June Nor in, golf outing. communications chair; and Pete Malone, dinner host.
Guests were state Rep. Cloyd A. Porter and his wife, Joan.

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877-2813 ·"Serving the Community Since 1953"
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ORGANIZATIONS
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY UNIT 544 ·Tel. 414-877-

3669 - Meetings the 1st Tuesday of the Month -"Dedication to
Americanism"
C-9
AMERICAN LEGION POST 544 ·Tel. 414-877-3669 ·"Work·

ing with the Community"

C-9

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ·ST. JOHN'S CENTER ·Tel, 414·

877-3033 ·Meetings held the 1st & 3rd Thursday of the Month
at 8:00p.m. at St. John's Church- "Working to Help Retarded
A-7
and Disabled People"
LAKES AREA KIWANIS - "We Build" • Tel. 414-537-4722 Hwy. 50- New Munster, WI 53162
TWIN LAKES BUSINESSMEN'S ASSOCIATION· Tel. 414-877·
2967
TWIN LAKES SENIOR CITIZENS· Tel. 414-877-4054 ·"Never
~"Preservation

J-7

WESTOSHA LIONS CLUB ·Tel. 414-889-4664 ·Meeting held

the 1st & 3rd Thursdays of the Month at 7:30 p.m. at the Pink
House

PACKAGE GOODS
MARTY'S BAR· 338 Main St.- Twin Lakes- Tel. 414-877-2201
·Complete Line of Whiskey • Bear- Wine
C-7

PAINT & WALLPAPER
COLONIAL PAINT STORE· 306 Main St.- Twin Lakes:· Tel.
414-871·3344 -Complete Line of Pratt and Lambert Paint •
Olympic Stains· Wallpaper and Supplies
C-7

PIZZA
LAURIN'S BUN & GAMES· 414-877-3364- Lake & Wilmot
Aves.· Homemade Pizza, Carryouts or Dine In & watdl your
favorite movie, cartoon or TV program on Large Screen TV. 07

PLUMBING & HEATING
BASSETT PLUMBING & HEATING ·Joe Beyer- Tel. 414-8772302 • Bassett, WI
BILL'S PLUMBING & HEATING - Bill Podel1a ·Twin LakesTel. 414-877-2362- Residential- Commercial· Licensed
A-8

NIPPERSINK MANOA RESORT- P. 0, Box839 ·Twin Lakes·
WI 63181 -Tel. 312-480-0960/414·279-3140 ·Enjoy the Magic
of Nippersink Manor Resort ~ Complete Family Vacations and
Convention/Meeting Facilities
THE PINK HOUSE RESORT- 201 Lance Drive- Twin Lakes Tel. 414-877-2783 • Casual Dining • Lounge ·Motel ·Banquet
Room for Parties- Summer & Winter Activities on the Lake. 05
"SOUTHWIND" on the Shores of Povvers Lake· Townhouses~
Restaurant -Health Club- Box 411, Powers Lake, WI 53159Tel. 414-279-5007- "On Honey Bear's Site"

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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

RESTAURANTS
"AT IT AGAIN"· 112 West Main Street -Across from the Police
Station- Tel. 414-877-9903 ~Proprietors: Frank & Mary GaikWine and Dine- Specializing in Soup & Sandwiches
C6
DOM'S VILLAGE INN • 25 Lance Drive ·Twin Lakes- Tel.
414-877-3222 - Food & Spirits~ Casual Family Atmosphere~
Banquet Facilities to 200
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FAIRVIEW DINING ROOM- 156 East Main St.- Twin Lakes·
Tel. 414-877-2821 -Cocktails- Bar·B-Q Ribs-Roast Duck· plus
Regular Menu
C-6
MAD DAN'S • 3101 Lakeshore Drive - Tel. 414-877-2586 Homemade Food and Prices- Drinks- Cocktails- Pkgs Liquors~
Boat Rentals & Launching - Gas & Bait
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THE SNACK SHACK· 404 South Lake Avenue~ Twin Lakes~
Tel. 414-877-2644 -Open year 'round- 6 a.m. to 7:30p.m.Summer Hours: 6:00a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
C-7

SUPERMARKETS
JACK'S IGA • 110 Lake Street- Twin Lakes· Tel. 414-871-2221
-"Your Dollar Goes Further at IGA" ·Open 7 a.m. till 11 p.m.
7 Days a Week from Memorial Day to Labor Day· and 7 a.m. till
9 p.m. the rest of the year
C-7
SENTRY FOODS-600 North Lake Ave.- Twin Lakes· TeL 414·
877-2484/Lake Geneva 414-248-6522- Crestwood Bakery and
Complete Floral Shop
B-7

TAVERNS
THE BIG APPLE- Hwy. P- Powers Lake, WI 53159 -Tel. 414279~936 - Seasonal Volleyball - Pool • Games - Fun - Daily
Specials
BAMBOO HUT- 100 North Lake St.- Twin Lakes· Tel. 414·
877-2456 - Exotic Cocktails • Large Stock of Imported BeerHomemade Pizza - Mexican Food- Carryouts
C~7
MARTY'S BAA • 338 Main Street· Twin Lakes • Tel. 414-877·
C-7
2201 ·Complete Line of Drinks- Delicious Sandwiches

VACATION
GUIDI
Twin Lakes, Wisconsin
Phone 414-877-2220

TRAVEL AGENCY
STARRCO TRAVEL OF TWIN LAKES· 316C N. Lake Avo.·

Tel. 4.14-877-2143 or 414-537-4962 -Computerized reservations
& ticketing- Cruises-Hotels-Rental Car at no Service Charge C7

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TROPICAL FISH
SOMETHING FISHY ~ 316 North Lake St.- Twin Lakes· Tel.
414~77-3373. Open 7 Days- Tropical Fish & Pet Supplies
C7

UTILITIES

REAL ESTATE
LAKES AREA REAL TV MANAGEMENT • Summer
Year Around Rentals· Buy or Sell· Tel. 414-877-2343

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MOVIE RENTALS (VIDEO· VHS/BETAl
LAURIN'S BUN &GAMES· Tel. 414~77~3364- Lake & W1lmot
Avenues ~ Vhs & Beta Movies· Recorder rentals and accesoriesHomemade Pizza -Sandwiches· Real Ice Cream

Too Old To Enjoy Life"
TWIN LAKES SPORTSMEN- Tel. 414-877·3946
of Wildlife"

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Rentals~

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REALTY WORLD • KEITH JQHNSON REALTY. Inc. • Hwy,,
50 & 83 • Brass Ball Corners- Paddock Lake, Salem, WI 53168 •
Tel. 414-843-2333

STUMPF REALTY in Beautiful Lake Elizabeth Manor Sub. 2808 Lakeshore Way -Twin Lakes· Tel. 414-877-2859 • SW
side of Lake Elizabeth- Just North of Route 12
J-2
TWIN LAKES REALTY ·Peggy and Dave Wiseman - 324 Main
Street • Twin Lakes - Tel. 414-877-2300 -"Serving the Area
Since 1926"
C-7

RECREATION
BUN & GAMES - Lake & Wilmot Avenues- Twin Lakes- Tel.
414-877-3364 -Video Movie Rentals- Video Games- Food- tee
Cream- Picnic Area
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EDDIE'S WONDER BAR· 352 Main St. -Twin Lakes· Tel. 414·
877-3935 • Bowling Alley - ~allroom for Weddings and Special
Events - Air Conditioned Bowling
C-7
ROLLIN' WHEELS ROLLER RINK - 419 Rink Road ·Twin
Lakes- Tel. 414-877~2272- Open year 'round -Call for Rink
D7
Hours

WISCONSIN SOUTHERN GAS -208 Main Street· Twin Lakes·
Tel. 414-877-2141

C-6

WISCONSIN POWER & LIGHT- Enterprise 1300 ·Your Electric
Servant
C-8

UPHOLSTERY
TWIN LAKES UPHOLSTERY & WOODWORKS • 330-A Main

St. - Tel. 414-871-9400- We repair, restore and reproduce in
wood and fabric.
C7

VARIETY STORE
BEN FRANKLIN - 702 North Lake Avenue -Twin Lakes· Tel.
414-877-9058

C7

WELL DRILLERS
KENNETH GEHRING~ Well Diggers & Wuter System· "We Do
the Complete Job" ·Tel. 414-877-2435

WINTER SPORTS
SKIING
WILMOT MOUNTAIN ·One Mile South of Wilmot- Tel. 414862-2301 ·"The Largest Ski Area in Wisconsin"
K-9
SNOWMOBILING

JOIN USI TWIN RUNNERS- Box 100- Twin Lakes, WI 63181

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279-5211
279-5244
857-2121
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279-5252
279-6252
279-5252
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TWIN LAKES
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Police
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WHEATLAND
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Rescue
Sheriff

843-2l12
843-2205
88114114
843-2371
815-878-2341
815-678-2351
815-6711-2341
815-3311-2371
843-2212
843-2205
862-2343
843-2371
889-4121
889-1550
88114714
843-2311
862-2323
843-2371
862-2343
84J.Z371
877-2211
877-2191
877-2323
843·2371
537-2323
817-2323
843-2371

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Sheriff

862-2321
843-2371
862-2343
843-2371

LOCATION •..

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Twin Lakes is located in the southeastern corner of Wisconsin
(see map), just an hour's drive from Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison
or Rockford. Fine highways through beautiful countryside make
this lake region easy to reach.
Eight miles away is the Lake Geneva Americana Resort and
Airport where scheduled airline flights to and from O'Hare Field
in Chicago are flown daily. Here, too Lake Geneva Airways operates a 24-hour charter flight service to and from anywhere (all
twin-engine aircraft) and if you need an auto, National Car Rental
is standing by to serve you.
Private aircraft and charter flights also have convenient access to
the area via Westosha Airport, located two minutes from Twin Lakes
Four seasons of fun and recreation for all ages make the Twin
Lakes area a truly year' round vacationland. There are sandy
beaches for sun and swimming with sparkling, clean water; six
ski areas nearby, most with chair lifts and gracious accommodations; five golf courses; two auto race tracks and a drag strip with
summer-long racing; many snowmobile trails; rowboats and outboard motors as well as ski boats and sailboats are available for
sun, fun, fishing and water skiing.
For the spectator there are various local and seasonal festivals
such as ice fishing, rodeos in winter and Venetian parades in summer. One can sail-boat or ice boat race, even skating races on the
ice. And, if it is just plain browsing, one can find shops of all kinds,
including many, many antique gift shops.
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In 1845, the first settlers, mainly English, came to the grounds around the
two connected lakes (Twin Lakes,) in the southern part of what is now Wisconsin
and stayed because of the rich soil for farming.
The first white twins born in the locality were Mary and Elizabeth !meson.
Their baptism was attended by most of the farm people of the area and celebrated at a large picnic. Because the babies were so precious and well-known, the
twin lakes were named Mary and E Iizabeth, also.
An ice business started in Twin Lakes in the late 1850's, for through the winter months, crystal clear ice formed in the lakes. Ice houses soon sprang up after
railroads lines linked the area to larger towns and cities, especially Chicago. Meat
packers wanted ice to refirgerate their railroad cars, eating and drinking places
wanted ice, also; so did breweries. Workers came to saw blocks of ice. They
needed living quarters and the townspeople opened their doors and cooked hot
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889-4650
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279-5211
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Police
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857·2121
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279-6252
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877-2191
877-2323
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537-2323
877-2323
843-2371
862-2321
843-2371
862-2343
843-2371

LOCATION ...
Twin Lakes is located in the southeastern corner of Wisconsin
(see map), just an hour's drive from Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison
or Rockford. Fine highways through beautiful countryside make
this lake region easy to reach.
Eight miles away is the Lake Geneva Americana Resort and
,<\irport where scheduled airline flights to and from O'Hare Field
in Chicago are flown daily. Here, too Lake Geneva ,<\irways
ates a 24-hour charter flight service to and from anywhere (ail
twin-engine aircraft) and if you need an auto, i\Jational Car Rental
is standing
to serve you.
Private
and charter flights also have convenient access to
the area via Westosha Airport, located two minutes hom Twin Lakes
Four seasons of fun and recreation for all ages make the Twin
Lakes area a truly year' round vacationland, There are sandy
beaches for sun and swirnrnrng with sparkling, clean water; six
ski areas nearby, most with chair !ifts and gracious accornmodatrons; five golf courses; two auto race tracks and a drag strip with
surnr'!er-!ong racing:
snowmobile trails; rowboats and out·
board motors as \Neil as
i boats and sailboats are available for·
sun; fun, fishing and \Vater ski;ng,
m the soectator ther·e are various local aild seasonal festivals
mdeos in winter and Verwtian parac!es in sumsuch as 1ce
or ice boat race, even skating races on the
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In 1845, the first settlers, mainly English, came to the grounds around the
two connected lakes erwin Lakes,) in the southern part of what is now Wisconsin
and stayed because of the rich soil for
The first white twins born in the locality were Mary and Elizabeth !meson.
Their baptism was attended by most of the fanll people of the area and celebrated at a
picnic. Because the babies were so precious and well-known. the
twin lakes were named
and Elizabeth, also.
An ice business started
Twin Lakes in the late 1850's, for through the winter rnonths,
formed in the lakes. lee houses soon sprang up after
ilroads lines
towns and cities, especially Chicaqo. Meat
rarlroad cars, eating and
packer·s wanted rce to
wanted ice, also; so did breweries. Workers came to saw blocks
needed living quarters and the
their doors and cooked hot
meals. This was the beginning of vvhat
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ACCOUNTING
DEIGNAN, SCHOMBURG & ASSOCIATES, S.C.· Twin Lakes·
Tel, 414-877-2683- Certified Public Accountants
8~7
CHUCK Mc.GINN ACCOUNTING -124 Lance Dr.- Twin LakesTel. 414-877~3200- Tax Preparation & Bookkeeping
C-7

AIRPORT
WESTOSHA AIRPORT- Hwv. C- Wilmot· Tel. 414-862-6796
Paved & Lighted Runway -80 & 100 Oct. Fuel Available
K-8

APPLIANCES
K & M APPLIANCE & TV CENTER, INC. -Sales & Service •
Hildebrandt's Shopping Center -Tel. 414-877-3737
C-6
ATTORNEY'S AT LAW
VENTURA, FENNEMA, DOWSE & WAGNER· 215 Lake Ava.Twin Lakes- Tal. 414-877-3779
0-7

AUTO BODY

REPAIR & PAINTING

BABE'S AUTO BODY - 350 North Lake Ave. • Twin Lakes·
Tel. 414-877-3334
B-7

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES
BOB'S RADIATOR SERVICE - Brake, Clutch & Small Engine
Repair- Tel, 414-877-9391
VENTURA MOBIL SERVICE STATION - 133 Main St.- Twin
Lakes - Tel. 414-877-2025 - Mobil Products - Tires, Batteries,
Accessories • Complete Ser~ice Dept, - Complete Car Washing,
Polishing· Interior Cleaning & Steam Cleaning Dept.
C.-6

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SALEM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Salem~ 843-2341
ST, ALPHONSUS
New Munster~ 537-4379
ST. JOHN'S CHURCH
Twin Lakes- 877-3033
ST. SCHOLAST!CA CHURCH
Bristol· 857~7170
WESLEY CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST
Bristol - 857-2234
ZIDN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
Bristol- 857-7310

lAUNDROMAT

EUoCTRICIAN
ALL AMERICAN ELECTRIC • 142 East Main ·Twin LakesTel. 414-877-2700 • Industrial - Commercial - Residential.
Licensed - Insured - Bonded
C.S

l'NTERTAIIIIMHJT
AQUANUT WATER SHOWS~ Lance Memorial Park- Twin Lakes
- Free Admission every Thursday and Saturday - 6:30 p.m. 1983 Wisconsin State, Midwest and National Champions
D-6
FAST FOODS RESTAURANTS
BUN & GAMES ~ Lake & Wilmot Avenues- Twin Lakes- Tel.
414-877-3364 - Homemade Pizza, Vienna Hot Dogs (Chicago
Style) Italian Beef, Tamales, Chili, Real Wisconsin Dairy Ice
Cream • Eat in or At our Picnic Area on the Lake.
07
EVERYTHING GO'S - 109 Pawley -Twin Lakes· Tel. 414877-9300 · Vienna Products - Ital ian Beef -Salads- Subs- Chili Tacos - Quick & Delicious Carry-Outs.
C.S

fLORIST

SOMETHING SPECIAL- .336 East Main Street· Twin LakesTel. 414-877·2836- Tux Rental, Prom Dresses, Invitations
C-7

FOX VALLEY FLORISTS ~ "Fiorafax"
862-6100 · "We Grow Our Own Roses"

WOODLAND MELODY PARK- 2153 Lakeshore Drive- Twin
Lakes -Tel. 414-877-2219- Family Camping- No Pets .. Inside
Showers & Washrooms - Access to Beach - Boats - Bait. So near
Chicago, and yet so far.
H-5

FUNERAL HOMES
HAASE FUNERAL HOME" 113 Freeman St.· Genoa City- Tel.
414-279-5933
L-6
FUNERAL CHAPEL • 620 Legion Drive· Twin LakesTel. 414-877-3013 • "Serving the stateline area for over 30
years"
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BRISTOL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Bristol- 857-2961
CALVARY CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
Twin lakes- 877-3133
CHRIST AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH
Paddock Lake · 843-2631
COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH
Silver L<~ke- 889-4013
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRiST
OF GENOA CITY
Genoa City- 279-5547
GENOA CITY METHODIST CHURCH
Genoa City- 279-6448
HOLY NAME CHURCH
Wilmot- 862-6466
HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Twin Lakes- 862-6014
MESSIAH LUTHERAN CHURCH
Twin Lakes- 877-2728
PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Wilmot. 862-6014

LUMBER YARDS & BUILDING MATERIALS
PELL LAKE LUMBER CO., INC.· Tel. 279-6777- Pel! Lake*
279-3132- Quality Building Mat' Is & Benj. Moore Paints
STAN'S LUMBER - 237 Main Street· Twin Lakes· Tel. 414·
877-2l81 ·Open; 7-5 Mon. thru Fri.- 8-4 Sat.· "Your Local
Building Needs Center· We Deliver"
C-6

fo\ARIME ·BOAT SALES & RENTALS
OLDE FITZGERALD'S SAIL & TRAIL SHOPPE • 2163 East
Lakeshore Drive· Twin Lakes- Tel. 414--877-3220- AMF Sail·
boats • Artie Cat Snowmobiles ~ Storage - Shore Master Boat
Lift cRow Boat Rentals
H-5
TWIN LAKES MARINE, INC. -146 W. Main St.- 414-877-2462
- Harris Ftote Bote, Mercury 0/B Hydrodyne, Polaris SIV "20 Years Owner"

ifJ~~7~-~~9E4S ~~~~~~A;~~~$~-~Oo2nt~~~e B~:~~.u~~!~:-~~~h:
i_ng Boats, Bait & Tackle

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

BHIDAL, EVENING&. CASUAl

LOVELY CARPETS, INC.- 212 West Main Street- Twin LakesB77-2BB7 -Carpets - Vinvl- Tile- Ceramics· Sales & Installation
C-5

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LOVELY'S LAUNDROMAT· 150 East Main St.· Twin LakesTel. 414-877-9977 and 877-2887 • 7 a.m. to 10 p.m •• 7 days a
week
C-6

BRICK OVEN BAKERIES· 144 East Main· Twin Lake~- Tel,
414-877-2100
319 Lake St.· Silver Lake- Tel. 414-889-4500- "We're Proud to
be your Baker,"

SWEET· MOTIF- 326 Main Street· Twin Lakes- "Experience
the taste of old-fashioned candy"
C-7

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LAWN & GARDEN EOUIPMEIIIT·REPA!R & PARTS
E-KON SMALL ENGINE SPECIALTIES - 122 Lance Drive~
Tel. 877-3019- Authorized Sales & Service Brigg5 & Stratton,
Tecumseh, Kohler, Ariens, Sachs, Dolmar
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1st BANK SOUTHEAST OF LAKE GENEVA, N.A. • 226 East
Main Street- Twin Lakes- Tel. 414-877-2136
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FIRST STATE SAVING OF WISCONSIN- 213 North Lake Ave.
·Twin lakes- Tel. 414-877-2113
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STATE BANK OF RICHMOND- 10910 Main Street· Richmond,
IL -Tel, 815-678-2461
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HAHOWARE
TWIN LAKES HARDWARE, INC. - 202 ~ast Main St.· Twin
Lakes - Tel. 414-877-3151 · "Hardware Hank" • Hardware Sporting Goods • Yard & Garden Supplies - Houseware - Gifts

HOME BUiLDERS
AAROWWOOD HOMES, INC.· Route 2 ·Box 254-0 ~Salem­
TeL 414-537-2690 - Complete Building Service. You've seen
the rest? Now contact the Best.
LAKE AREA BUILDERS- 351 West Main Street· Twin LakesTel. 414..S77·2884- Hiland Log & Wick Homes· Leland StohrD-3

LAURIN'S BUN & GAMES- TeL 414-877-3364 ·Lake & Wi!mot
Avenues - 15 Flavors real Wisconsin Dairy Ice Cream, Cones,
Banana Splits, Sundaes, Floats, Shakes
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BANNISTER INS. AGENCY- 143 E. Main St.- Twin Lakes· TeL
414-877c2011 ·"Over 50 Years of Service"· All Types
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BANNISTER !NS. AGENCY - 210 Freeman St,- Genoa CityTel. 414-279~3123
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MEDICAL

SERVIC~S

CLINIC
BURLINGTON CLINIC S.C. • 3160 N. Lake St.· Twin
Lakes· Tel. 414-877-2124- Staffed by Family Physicians
EMERGENCY CENTER
WESTOSHA EMERGENCY CENTER -2nd & Larch Sts.
- Silver Lake - Tel. 889-H ELP - Open 10 a.m. to 2 a.m.
Every day - Physician on Duty ·"A service of Kenosha
Memorial Hospital."
HOSPITAL
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Tel. 414-763-2411-301 Randolph Street - Burlington • 24 Hour Emergency Physician
Service,
NURSING HOME
HILLCREST NURSING HOME • 100 School St.· Twin
Lakes· Tel. 414-877-2118 ·"We Care"
PHYSICIAN
08-GYN- JAMES C, HANLEY, M.D., S.C. -Twin Lakes
Office - 11B S. Lake Ave.- For appointments call Burlington Office- 414~763-3557.
DENTISTS
H. MICHAEL KASKE, D.D.S. ·General Dentistry· 330
Main Street- Twin Lakes· Tel. 414-877-2161
DR. BRUCE KEMP KEN Family Dentist - 348 E. Main
Street- Twin Lakes- Tel. 414-877·3353
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DR. FRED C. MAYER -Dentist -149 Main Street- Twin
Lakes- Tel. 414-877-2727
PHARMACIES
TOBIN DRUGS - 700 North Lake Avenue· Twin Lakes
Tel. 414-877-3132- "We're more thane drug store."
TW!N LAKES REXALL PHARMACY- 260 Main Street·
Tel. 414-877-2003 ·''Serving this area since 1953"

HUT MOTEL Downtown· Lake Ave.· Twin Lakes· Tel, 414877-2466- Air Conditioning- Color TV- Weekly Rates
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LAKEVIEW MOTEL 131 S. Lake St.· Twin Lakes- TeL 414877-3043 -Room - Kitchenette• ·Air Conditioning· TV· Weekly Rates - Open Year 'Round
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LILLY LAKE MOTEL & LOUNGE- On The Lake- new motelAir Conditioned -Color TV- Phones· Boats- Great Food- Beach
& Picnic Area- Reasonable rates yesr 'round- Visa/Master/Am.
Express ·Tel. 414-637-2848

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843-2205
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843-2371

Police.
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SALEM
Fire
Police
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Sheriff
SILVER LAKE
Fire
Police
Rescue
Sheriff
TREVOR
Fire
Police

843-2212
843-2205
862-2343
843-2371
889-4121
889-4650
889-4714
843-2371
862-2323
843-2371
862-2343
843-2371

Rescue

Sheriff
TWIN LAKES

877-2211
877-2191
877-2323
843-2371

Fire

Police
Re~ue

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WHEATLAND
Fire
Rescue

537-2323
877-2323
843-2371

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Lakes is located in the southeastern corner of Wisconsin

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t miles away is the Lake Geneva Americana Resort and
where scheduled airline flights to and from O'Hare Field
go are flown daily. Here, too Lake Geneva Airways oper~4-hour charter flight service to and from anywhere (all
1ine aircraft) and if you need an auto, National Car Rental
ng by to serve you.
te aircraft and charter flights also have convenient access to
via Westosha Airport, located two minutes from Twin Lakes
r seasons of fun and recreation for all ages make the Twin
rea a truly year' round vacationland. There are sandy
for sun and swimming with sparkling, clean water; six
s nearby, most with chair lifts and gracious accommodave golf courses; two auto race tracks and a drag strip with
-long racing; many snowmobile trails; rowboats and outlotors as well as ski boats and sailboats are available for
. fishing and water skiing.
the spectator there are various local and seasonal festivals
ice fishing, rodeos in winter and Venetian parades in sume can sail-boat or ice boat race, even skating races on the
, if it is just plain browsing, one can find shops of all kinds,
g many, many antique gift shops.
fine motels, hotels, resorts, restaurants and lounges, comith endless variety of fun facilities, make· it a "must stop"
chance you have to visit the area.

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HISTORY ...
In 1845, the first settlers, mainly English, came to the grounds around the
two connected lakes (Twin Lakes,} in the southern part of what is now Wisconsin
and stayed because of the rich soil for farming.
The first white twins born in the locality were Mary and Elizabeth !meson.
Their baptism was attended by most of the farm people of the area and celebrated at a large picnic. Because the babies were so precious and well-known, the
twin lakes were named Mary and Elizabeth, also.
An ice business started in Twin Lakes in the late 1850's, for through the winter months, crystal clear ice formed in the lakes. Ice houses soon sprang up after
railroads lines linked the area to larger towns and cities, especially Chicago. Meat
packers wanted ice to refirgerate their railroad cars, eating and drinking places
wanted ice, also; so did breweries. Workers came to saw blocks of ice. They
needed living quarters and the townspeople opened their doors and cooked hot
meals. This was the beginning of what Twin Lakes is known for today -a leading
resort area.

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>),just an hour's drive from Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison
ford. Fine highways through beautiful countryside make
region easy to reach.
: miles away is the Lake Geneva Americana Resort and
Nhere scheduled airline flights to and from O'Hare Field
JO are flown daily. Here, too Lake Geneva Airways oper4-hour charter flight service to and from anywhere (all
ne aircraft) and if you need an auto, National Car Rental
1g by to serve you.
e aircraft and charter flights also have convenient access to
1ia Westosha Airport, located two minutes from Twin Lakes
seasons of fun and recreation for all ages make the Twin
ea a truly year' round vacationland. There are sandy
for sun and swimming with sparkling, clean water; six
nearby, most with chair lifts and gracious accommodae golf courses; two auto race tracks and a drag strip with
iong racing; many snowmobile trails; rowboats and outotors as well as ski boats and sailboats are available for
fishing and water skiing.
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In 1845, the first settlers, mainly English, came to the grounds around the
two connected lakes (Twin Lakes,) in the southern part of what is now Wisconsin
and stayed because of the rich soil for farming.
The first white twins born in the locality were Mary and Elizabeth lmeson.
Their baptism was attended by most of the farm people of the area and celebrated at a large picnic. Because the babies were so precious and well-known, the
twin lakes were named Mary and Elizabeth, also.
An irP. husinP.ss started in Twin Lakes in the late 1850's. for throuqh the win-

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f:Orest Koenec_ke, ~uilt
and Mrs.
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at ,··the 'turn~f~tbevcentury
Lake;: Mr:and M~s·. Robert
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locally as. the Huntoon .family. farm
in the .early -1900s. The Koeneckes
said .it was :-'_love_ st.-first· _sight"
when. they saw: the ·house inc 1961. It
had been . :well•maintainect and
neede~ Onlyired~Ora_thi~J·.
The .kitchen is· the.·onlycroom
which has ~en completely-· redone.
the rest of the house•bas:Jtswhginalwoodw,ork. · paneled• ~~rs;-: cand
stained a_nd~;lea~ed_,gl~~-,9 <~inP~vi~.
,The -high:.cei1Inged~:-1a.Jie.';r'?9~s:_.afe
the.. setting .•,!or• .•t-bec:antlque
·furnishings and CollectorS' itemS the
Koeneckes .haVe-,gat_h~fed ::,ov~r:·the
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This is ~erlous, folks. I can't
get interested in the Olympics.
I've tried. i've .tried everything,
Even 'watching television.
T~~~ Jim. \\'IC.I{IIY js. just. so
bonest:looking and sincere that I
feel the tJ!yn\pics should be inter~sting. B!it\heopiy thing I've
enjoyed. is th~ fiim of ramous
skaiing,stars f!llling d!lwn,
And ih~nthere's the luge. Wlio
~he lle<;k ~a!I(S;to race a luge.
Wasn't that a German fighter
'trom World Wadi?

Anqi(!sb'¥d>to get inter-ested
in 'the fact tljatAndropov is dead.
Y;ou have heard: haven't you, the
gteat Russillll leader who was
s.truck down by a 'Cold? F0r.tljat
matter, h9..v.dowekn9Wche ...vas

e"<e~w~~~?That.cguid·have,been

a ~ar<!board figure they, had
pr,?PPed;;up behind the reviewing
stami:with an ·arm that waved

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in lhe woT:Id. Wllell you can't
keep up ,with it all you .t~nd to '
give llp on it all. First thing you
'know im~rfant d11tes are slipping past you.
Just' last ·week we missed,
Groundhog Day. A great and
important;-na.tipnal holiday.

in authe!ltic ·'Army
fo~rilS that 11re accl)rate down to
·the most minute detail. The.l2th
figure is that of President
Abraham Lincoln.
·
The mannequins are arranged
in realistic, lifelike poses. The
impact, of stepping into ·.their
midst is that mie has been some-

~et·u~n~d'.' •
Such feelings are
among . Ciyil. War buffs,
said, not just. among those who
collect' memorabilia bur among
those who belong to so-called
skirmish gr?ups as welL They

it .. tQ'ok pl;!ce, o,nly
slightly more' \ha~IOO years ago,
many ar,tifacts ~,tnd records still
exist, Gram said:.Civii War buffs
often come , acros.s historical
items stash;ct .·away in old
trunks, attics and garages.
And, because !i)\l!IY of the units
that marched to. w'ar had their
own unique and often flainbouyant uniforms, the collector
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in Wasbin~t?n;OD,C and' was
able W,dateitba~k to the Civil
War period; · · ·
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"TbereJs no wayd knowi!l8 if
this was actually Lincoln's suit,"
Gram admitted, ''B~twhe~ you
consid~r that the average,,'man
then .stood about5,foot,6, and
Lincoln was a veritable· giant at
6-Toot-4, there weren't.'many
m·en in Washington at'the·time
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