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BY DESIGN READ, WATCH, CLICK

Mar 01, 2009; ... ON THE SHELVES Deer-Resistant Landscaping: Proven Advice and Strategies forOutwitting Deer and 20 Other Pesky Mammals. By Neil Soderstrom.Rodale. $23.95. Going on the theory that you have to know your enemy in order todefeat him, the first part of this book explains ...

HOME BASE NEW PRODUCTS, GREAT IDEAS

Mar 01, 2009; ... Decorating Magazine for DIYers A new home improvement magazine aimed at young homeowners on abudget is now on newsstands. Fresh Home, from Reader's Digest Association's Home & GardenGroup, approaches DIY (do-it-yourself) projects with equal measuresof fun and ...

GATHERINGS Pledge to make it Greek night Meals feature fresh vegetables, good olive oil and great flavors

Mar 01, 2009; ... After many trips to Greece, I've realized this country's foodspretty much fall into two categories. There are dishes that can be assembled and served quickly --salads, grilled fish and zesty appetizer spreads and dips, forexample. Then there are the dishes that are assembled ...

SPORTS SHOW Getting your money's worth Outfitter aims for quality hunt

Mar 01, 2009; ... When J.W. Kinder worked for outfitters, he got annoyed at thelevel of service being offered. So he eventually started his own business. Kinder will bring his Cowboy Country Outfitters of Wyoming to theJournal Sentinel Sports Show for the first time, as well as give aseminar ...

SPORTS SHOW Newbauer tackles bass Standing by his tactics

Mar 01, 2009; ... Tom Newbauer apparently is an angler and a Packers fan. And hereads the newspaper. And one day recently he mentioned that he likedto read the predictions the analysts make on game day. And yes, some of those predictions. . . well, they're a stretch,like a good ol' fishing ...

SPORTS SHOW Opening Door for smallies Schultz suggests trip up north

Mar 01, 2009; ... By LORI NICKEL Right about now some of us are really anticipating those signs ofspring. Opening day at Miller Park, the snow giving way to daffodilsand tulips, that wind finally turning around to come out of thesouthwest, and finally, eventually, smallmouth bass fishing in ...

SPORTS SHOW Dawn of a new season

Mar 01, 2009; ... Here in Wisconsin, the transition from winter to spring is rough-and-ragged, a tug-of-war between dark, freezing nights and hopeful, sunny days. Late winter challenges our winter-weary psyches. One day a southwind tempts us with soft, 50-degree breezes. Lake ice ...

GATHERINGS GREEK RECIPES

Mar 01, 2009 ... Giant Beans from Prespes Makes 6 servings 1/2 pound dried giant beans or butter beans, picked over andrinsed 1 large bay leaf 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, or to taste (divided) 1 1/2 large red onions, finely chopped (about 3 cups) 3/4 cup ...

SPORTS SHOW Precious metals Forging art from scrap

Mar 01, 2009; ... Scrap metal has become art. And now it's a business, too. Five years ago, as Metal Forms Corporation was celebrating its95th anniversary, company owner Tom Miller and general manager ofmanufacturing Larry Oleson had a conversation. As they discussed cleaning up the ...

SPORTS SHOW Picking prized family member Don't rush it, breeder says

Mar 01, 2009; ... For Jeff Fuller, owner of Soggy Acres Retrievers in Delavan,making sure people walk away with the right dog for their familiesis important. At the Journal Sentinel Sports Show, Fuller will give a seminaron "Picking a Pup and the First 6 Months." According to Fuller, doing ...

SPORTS SHOW Flying off in new directions Guide enjoys exploring world

Mar 01, 2009; ... People planning that special vacation may call a travel agent toassist them. Hunters planning that special outing might want to call MattGindorff. "If you take your family to Hawaii, you call a travel agent,"Gindorff said. "I'm a travel agent for hunters and fishermen ....

SPORTS SHOW Moonlighting has a big payoff Mom juggles kids, trophies

Mar 01, 2009; ... Tasmin Kaliska could read the children's classic "Goodnight Moon"to her three kids. Or, she could take them into the woods or on a boat during a fullmoon for something a heck of a lot more exciting than a comb and abrush and a bowl full of mush. Kaliska is a lot of things -- ...

SPORTS SHOW PREVIEW

Mar 01, 2009 ... What: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Sports Show. When: Wednesday, March 4 through Sunday, March 8. Where: State Fair Park, Wisconsin Exposition Center, 84th St. andGreenfield Ave., West Allis. Hours: Noon to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; 10 a.m. to9 p.m. Saturday; ...

Who wants to represent? It's hard for small districts, villages like Fredonia to fill their boards

Mar 01, 2009; ... Fredonia -- Just like every other election since 2002 -- and manybefore that -- voters in Fredonia won't have a full slate ofcandidates for either their Village Board or the local School Boardwhen they go to the polls April 7. Only two candidates, including one incumbent, filed ...

Girl, 4, in protective custody in Missouri Woman charged with buying baby from Kewaskum pair in 2004

Mar 01, 2009; ... A 4-year-old girl -- born in Wisconsin a few days beforeChristmas 2004 and handed to a Missouri woman for $6,000 -- is inprotective custody in Missouri, authorities said. The woman who is alleged to have bought her is in jail and facingcharges in Washington County of felony child ...

Bringing out the girl in fans

Mar 01, 2009; ... Rozsa Keller's Barbie dolls have seen better days. One is missingher head; the other has a permanently attached gold crown that mightseverely limit any career options, not a small thing for a doll thatis as famous for having 108 careers as she is her fashion sense. Keller, 42, ...

A doll for the ages Change has been a constant for Barbie's 50 years

Mar 01, 2009; ... Little girls worship her; adult women want to be her. Iconic fashion model and doll Barbie turns 50 on March 9. Doesthat make Barbie over the hill? Before you answer, consider this:She still has the supple skin of a teenager, the idealized body of awoman in her 20s and no crow's ...

BOOKMARKS To readers of Russian, with love

Mar 01, 2009; ... Paula Kiely, director of the Milwaukee Public Library, neverimagined that one day she would need to find a Russian translator tocreate a bookplate. But it's all in a day's work for her now. And itshould make some children in Kyrgyzstan very happy. This story started last fall, when ...

Museum hopes to grow with the times Farm life exhibit is start of effort to bring more visitors to Waukesha attraction

Mar 01, 2009; ... Waukesha -- Kirsten Lee Villegas grabbed the udder of amechanical cow and gave it several firm tugs. Not much squirted out. Either the bladder was empty, or Villegas' resume does notinclude "farm girl" as a skill set. Villegas, a marketer and fund-raiser by trade, became ...

LAUREL WALKER IN MY OPINION Sick-leave mandate feels ill-timed

Mar 01, 2009; ... A populist uprising in Milwaukee last November, when 69% ofvoters demanded that the city require businesses to provide paidsick leave to employees, was pretty convincing. In their guts, people know that nobody deserves to be punishedfor being sick. But talk about ...

NEWS SUMMARIES WAUKESHA COUNTY

Mar 01, 2009 ... BROOKFIELD, BUTLER, ELM GROVE Senior Taxi service faces possible cuts Cuts to federal block grants and a loss of free accountingservices have the nonprofit Elmbrook Senior Taxi service facing adeficit for the first time in 15 years. A projected $8,000 to $10,000 ...

POLICE REPORTS OZAUKEE COUNTY

Mar 01, 2009 ... CEDARBURG Criminal damage A tire was found flat and four valve caps were missing Feb. 9from an employee's car at Cedarburg High School, W68-N611 EvergreenBlvd. A mailbox was found broken off its post Feb. 14 in the W73-N1000 block of Poplar Ave. Damage was ...

NEWS SUMMARIES OZAUKEE / WASHINGTON COUNTIES

Mar 01, 2009 ... RICHFIELD Town of Polk group fights annexation The Highway J Citizens Group, in a lawsuit filed earlier thismonth, has asked a Washington County circuit judge to blockRichfield's annexation of the 46-acre Helsan Business Park in theTown of Polk. The group's membership ...

POLICE REPORTS WASHINGTON COUNTY

Mar 01, 2009 ... GERMANTOWN Burglary Five checks were taken from a residence in the W16900 block ofOld Farm Road prior to 8:58 a.m. Feb. 18. A screen was broken on a garage and the items inside were rifledthrough in the N11200 block of Rosewood Court prior to 11:09 p.m.Feb. 22 ....

SCHOOL NOTES

Mar 01, 2009 ... WAUKESHA Bryanna Fox, a senior at Waukesha West High School, will beawarded the Wisconsin Antique Dealers Association annual memorialscholarship for her essay entitled "The Family Gun," explaining theimportance of her family's 19th-century rifle. Fourteen Waukesha members of ...

ELECTION 2009 Erin supervisor leaves county Official survived primary, can't serve

Mar 01, 2009; ... Town of Erin -- Mike Connell, a town supervisor who is on theballot for the April 7 general election, has moved out of the town. Because he is no longer a resident of Erin, Connell would not beeligible to hold the office even if residents re-elect him, saidMike Haas, staff attorney ...

BIRTHS

Mar 01, 2009 ... Kristin and Jeffrey Grove of Colgate announce the birth of theirson, Mason Stanley, on Jan. 19 at Community Memorial Hospital,Menomonee Falls. He was 6 pounds, 10 ounces and 18.5 inches long. Angela and Shane Bonner of Germantown announce the birth of theirson, Aidan Jack, on Dec ....

A fashionable chance to help others and yourself

Mar 01, 2009; ... Do you really need an excuse to ooh and ah over spring fashions? We happen to have one. National designer Eileen Fisher will present her 2009 springcollection from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday on the second level ofMacy's at Mayfair. The show will support and bring ...

TECH WATCH 2 UW students want an iPhone to help you wake up

Mar 01, 2009; ... Apple's iPhone can help you find a restaurant, discover who issinging the song you're listening to, play on Facebook, tweet onTwitter, and stream Internet radio into your ears. Thanks to a couple of enterprising, entrepreneurial University ofWisconsin-Madison students, Apple's ...

JAMES E. CAUSEY Crisis; requires funding

Mar 01, 2009; ... Fiery chips and orange soda shouldn't be the first meal of theday for anyone, especially a young, pregnant mother who needs to eatright so that her baby receives the good nutrition it needs todevelop properly. But, unfortunately, says Edith Rowe, a public health nurse withthe ...

PATRICK MCILHERAN Give the power to the people

Mar 01, 2009; ... Two years into being a freak among governments, how's ManitowocCounty doing at making its staff shop for health care? Ask the union. The idea of using health savings accounts isusually loathed by public employee unions and shunned by theiremployers. So the reaction of the county's ...

QUICK HIT

Mar 01, 2009; ... True, you can say that the fraud in child-care subsidies theJournal Sentinel unearthed is grievous but small beans, chiseling bydesperate people who don't hurt taxpayers a fraction of what failedbailouts cost. Taxpayers, though, aren't the only or chief victims.The subsidies come from a ...

AGENDA '09 / FOR A BETTER WISCONSIN TRANSIT RTA plan a good step; toward a rational system Commerce isn't defined by county lines established a century and a half ago. Transit shouldn't be, either. The Legislature and local governments should support a regional transit authority.

Mar 01, 2009; ... In his 2009-'11 budget, Gov. Jim Doyle has laid out a blueprintfor the creation of state regional transit systems that could helpfoster economic growth by modernizing the state's transportationinfrastructure. It's a blueprint that deserves support from theLegislature and local ...

SUNDAY SYMPOSIUM Darnell Cole's firing

Mar 01, 2009 ... Here's why MATC board voted to end the contract As chairperson of the Milwaukee Area Technical College's board ofdirectors, I would like to offer some thoughts related to the Feb.24 editorial "More to the story?" I am writing in support of ourdecision to ensure that our college ...

TOM ENLUND Upon further review, Harris' shot was good

Mar 01, 2009; ... You can almost see it. The race for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference --involving the New Jersey Nets and the Milwaukee Bucks, among others -- goes down to the final games of the season. Maybe even the finalday of the season, before the Nets edge out their ...

DOWN THE LANE

Mar 01, 2009; ... THIS WEEK IN THE NBA One can only wonder what kind of reception Shaquille O'Neal willreceive when he returns to Miami for the first time with the Suns onWednesday. "It's for the fans to decide," said Heat guard DwyaneWade. "I'm just trying to get that win when he comes here." ...

ON THE TRAIL

Mar 01, 2009; ... The U.S. Forest Service has prepared the first annual MotorVehicle Use Map for the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest inWisconsin. The free map is now available at any Chequamegon-NicoletNational Forest office and on the agency's Web site at www.fs.fed.us/r9/cnnf/. The map ...

WEIGH-IN

Mar 01, 2009 ... The Lake Michigan Committee has written a strategy torehabilitate lake trout in Lake Michigan. The plan would increaselake trout stocking by 50%, according to Bill Horns, Great Lakesspecialist with the Department of Natural Resources, and shift mostof the stocking to remote sites to ...

BEHIND THE HEADLINES MARK KATCHES, DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR FOR PROJECTS, INVESTIGATIONS AND PLANNING 'No Quarter' has graft, waste on the run

Mar 01, 2009; ... Every so often we get asked about the meaning behind the name "NoQuarter," Daniel Bice's twice weekly political watchdog column. So let's start by dispelling the myths. It did not come from theLed Zeppelin song of the same name. And it has nothing to do withthe price of a ...

WEEK IN REVIEW

Mar 01, 2009 ... BANKING Wisconsin's banks lose $354.6 million in quarter More than one in five Wisconsin banks posted a loss for thefourth quarter as the recession dug in and more borrowers wereunable to pay back their loans. The state's 283 banks showed anoverall loss of almost $354.6 ...

STOCK MARKET; GAME

Mar 01, 2009 ... The Stock Market Game is offered in Wisconsin byEconomicsWisconsin, a nonprofit organization that provides resourcesto teach students financial literacy and economic understanding.Teams invest an imaginary $100,000 in the stock market as theycompete for a trip to the New York Stock ...

Small drug firms thriving in area Companies rely on innovation in industry

Mar 01, 2009; ... As Schwarz Pharma Inc. grew, Daniel Lawton envisioned a day whenthe company might be sold and he'd have to leave Milwaukee. That day came in late 2006, and to Lawton's surprise, he didn'tgo anywhere. Instead, he and two partners who had helped build a formidabledrug pipeline ...

Timber goes into; a tailspin Logging industry aches as demand for paper, homes continues to fall

Mar 01, 2009; ... Town of Kewaskum -- As Mike Franklin tightens bolts on a cuttingmachine in the shadowy light of an overgrown spruce forest, heworries about the logging business in Wisconsin. "Right now, it's nip and tuck," he says. "You have all you can doto break even." Across the state's ...

Metalworking trade down but not out Recovery will ignite need for press brake operators

Mar 01, 2009; ... Paul Harders can bend a single, flat piece of metal a dozendifferent ways, creating a technical product that's also a work ofart. He is a press brake operator at MPE Inc., a Milwaukee firm thatmakes medical equipment for GE Healthcare. Before metal is welded, it's typically ...

Where bargains beckon Now's a good time to buy cabins and hunting property at low prices

Mar 01, 2009; ... You can't buy much without a generous down payment, but there arebargains in Wisconsin now on recreational land. As the economy tanks, some people have been forced to sell theircabins and hunting property. Land prices that had tripled in rural counties have settled downas ...

IRS offers owners relief Agency gives tax breaks to help last year's flooding victims

Mar 01, 2009; ... In 51 years on Lower Genesee Lake, Marjorie Pett never gotinundated as she did last spring. For weeks, she needed a canoe to leave her house. Even after theFourth of July, she had to exit via a floating boardwalk that hernephews improvised. "I was very fortunate. We had so ...

AT HOME WITH BARBARA HENDERSON AND JOE ZIEBERT Their home is a castle Roomy spot on east side modeled after French chateau

Mar 01, 2009; ... Barbara Henderson had passed by the old brick home that lookedlike a castle many times while walking the family dog. What's not tolike about a castle on a secluded lot overlooking the lake? Niceplace. Enchanting. Then her husband, Joe Ziebert, saw that it was for sale. "He ...

Drink your vitamins With a juicer, vegetables can turn into a cornucopia of nutritious beverages

Mar 01, 2009; ... Do you want to be healthier and save both money and time? Drink a glass of vegetable juice. It's packed full of vitamins that will make you feel and lookgreat, according to some. And, you'll save money because you can useup vegetables that would otherwise be tossed -- like the ...

WASHINGTON NOTEBOOK No Packers on TV? Congress might perish the thought

Mar 01, 2009; ... Washington -- What could be worse for Green Bay Packers fans thanhaving to watch the Minnesota Vikings on television when they arenot playing their beloved team? That's the situation going on innorthwestern Wisconsin, according to Sen. Russ Feingold, who jokedthat his top priority is to ...

Cold, windy camps, hot tickets. Brewers set one-day record as single- game tickets go on sale

Mar 01, 2009; ... The Milwaukee Brewers set a single-day ticket sales recordSaturday, selling 104,000 tickets in the first six hours. The previous record was 98,000 tickets sold last year during theentire day of the same Arctic Tailgate event, which kicks off theseason for ticket buyers. More ...

REVIEW Florentine's 'Semele' is a hit in music, staging

Mar 01, 2009; ... To all who packed the Pabst Theater on Friday night for theFlorentine Opera's "Semele" and left glowing with delight andbuzzing with excitement: Resist the temptation to reveal whathappened in John La Bouchardiere's endlessly inventive production ofHandel's 1743 opera/oratorio. Don't ...

PAUL A. SMITH Choppy waters on a great lake Forage, stocking among concerns

Mar 01, 2009; ... If change truly is the only constant, then proof is at ourdoorstep. In the last century, Lake Michigan has seen its native fishstocks depleted, an onslaught of exotic species, and the rise andfall and tenuous rise again of a world-class trout and salmonfishery. Now, with ...

Looks good on paper, but will it fly? College students take part in glider contest

Mar 01, 2009; ... It was just a paper airplane contest, but Justin Hoff took itseriously. The 19-year-old electrical engineering major at the University ofWisconsin-Milwaukee folded paper for two weeks, littering his Mequonhome with more than a dozen designs. His mother wanted to know whenit would ...

School van driver arrested after child is left in vehicle

Mar 01, 2009 ... Milwaukee police have arrested a school van driver after he wasaccused of leaving a 6-year-old boy unattended in the vehicle for alittle more than an hour. Police said Saturday that the driver, a 42-year-old man, worksfor Kindergarten Plus, 6123 N. Teutonia Ave., a private school ...

EUGENE KANE IN MY OPINION Shelter gives aid without stimulus

Mar 01, 2009; ... Whether MacCanon Brown ever sees part of the $22.6 million ineconomic stimulus funds coming to Milwaukee, one thing's forcertain: Brown, executive director of the non-profit homeless shelterRepairers of the Breach at 1335 W. Vliet St., will continue doingwhat she's been doing for ...

Siefert, William C. "Bill"

Mar 01, 2009 ... Siefert, William C. "Bill" Of Wauwatosa. Found peace Tue., Feb. 24, 2009, age 84. Belovedhusband of Nancy (nee Montgomery), for 60 years. Loving father ofTodd (Roger Kocher) Siefert and Laura (John) Adrian. Proud grandpaof Rebecca Siefert, Nicole (Nate Huitt) Adrian and Steven ...

Schwengel, Caroline M.

Mar 01, 2009 ... Schwengel, Caroline M. (Nee Utecht) February 27, 2009, age 87 years. Beloved wife of thelate Herman. Dear sister of Betty Kraus and the late Harvey (Arline)Utecht. Further survived by other relatives and friends. FuneralService Tuesday, ...

Schwan, John G.

Mar 01, 2009 ... Schwan, John G. Age 77. Crivitz resident and formerly of Milwaukee, died FridayFebruary 27, 2009. He was employed by Velvac Inc. for 42 years.Beloved husband of Geraldine "Geri". Loving father of Kevin (Sue) ofMenomonee Falls, John III (Sandy) of Milwaukee, Roxanne Richson ...

Schwade, Rosalie K. "Rosie"

Mar 01, 2009 ... Schwade, Rosalie K. "Rosie" (Nee Hooper) Age 60. Born into Eternal Life on February 26, 2009.Loving wife of Dr. Robert for 40 years. Dear mother of Amy (Scott)Acker. Special grandma of William. Sister of Robin Rhode and RobertHooper. She will also be missed by many other relatives ...

Schutte, Lloyd G.

Mar 01, 2009 ... Schutte, Lloyd G. Services ...

Schuldt-Demmitt, Catherine A.

Mar 01, 2009 ... Schuldt-Demmitt, Catherine A. (Nee Kruschel) Called home to the Lord on Wednesday, February 25,2009, age 48 with her loving family and friends by her side. Lovingwife of Randy. Devoted mom of Scott and Christine (Mike) and thelate Shawn. Beloved sister of John (Suzy) Kruschel and ...

Pischke, Mary E.

Mar 01, 2009 ... Pischke, Mary E. Mary E. Pischke, age 79 of New Berlin, passed away on Fri., ...

Pinkert, Marie M.

Mar 01, 2009 ... Pinkert, Marie M. (Nee Hahm) February 24, 2009, age 94 years. Preceded in death byher beloved husband, Elroy. Loving mother of Patricia (Kenneth)Leverence, Mitzi (James) Knapp, Jackie (the late Rollin) Westendorf,James (the late Patty) Pinkert and Timothy Pinkert. Also survived ...

Picard, Philip Pierre

Mar 01, 2009 ... Picard, Philip Pierre Died peacefully Jan. 29, 2009, at the VA Hospital, in Tomah, WI.Born July 3, 1934, in Milwaukee. Cherished son, husband, father,brother and friend, Phil was preceded in death by his wife, BeverlyAnn Picard (Erickson), whom he married in 1957. He is survived ...

Paull, Marjorie M.

Mar 01, 2009 ... Paull, Marjorie M. Formerly of Milwaukee, died early Saturday morning, February 28,2009, in a Green Bay hospital. Beloved mother of Paula Landers.Grandmother of Robbie Landers. Daughter of Marjorie Creaupeau.Former supervisor at Potawatomi Casino. Mass of Resurrection will ...