News Graphic - 09/26/2019 Page : A08

Copyright � 2019 Conley Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved. 09/26/2019September 26, 2019 9:23 am (GMT +5:00) Powered by TECNAVIA

Photo submitted

The League of Women Voters of Ozaukee County held its first board meeting of the2019-20 annual year Sept.12. The major focus of the League will be to educateand encourage citizens to vote in the 2020 elections. Next year the group will alsocelebrate the centennial of the 19th Amendment allowing women to vote along withthe 100th anniversary of the League of Women Voters of the United States. Theboard includes the following members: Back row from left, Susan Waldo, StacyTolomeo, Donna Fowler, Barb Johnson, Claire Vanderslice, Mary Fran Lepeska andVonna Pitel. Front row, Barb Hunt, Marge Palleon, Delores Bogenrief and DebraStone. Not Pictured: Ellen McFarlane, Nancy Haacke, Jayne Miller, LouiseMollinger, Kate Logan and Allison Antoine.

OZAUKEE LIFESTYLES8A • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Kay DahlkeOzaukee Lifestyles Editorkdahlke@conleynet.com

262-689-1544

NEWS GRAPHIC

Fall is here. The leaves are changing color, the air is crisp and cooland festivals and other events fill our calendars. If your fallmust-do list includes autumn plants and décor, apple picking,

hay rides and pumpkins, Ozaukee County offers a cornucopia of greatoptions.

The Ozaukee Parks System offers amazing opportunities to enjoy theoutdoors, from beautiful nature hikes to activities like biking, disk golfand kayaking. The Ozaukee Washington Land Trust preserves beauti-ful maple-beech areas such as Bratt Woods and Kurtz Woods. Visit Mequon Nature Preserveand Riveredge Nature Center to explore and discover forests, wetlands and prairies. The Ozau-kee Interurban Trail is lined with beautiful trees and takes you through cities, countrysidesand along waterways. More on all of these natural scenic areas can be found at www.ozaukee-

tourism.com.Looking for apples, pumpkins and fresh fall produce? Enjoy a

day in the country at Appleland Farm Market in Fredonia. Thisfamily-owned orchard offers U-Pick apples and pumpkins,wagon rides, caramel apples, cider, honey and more. Witte’s Veg-etable Farm LLC in Cedarburg offers pick-your-own and a convenient roadside standoffering a variety of fresh seasonal produce,fall decorations, pumpkins and more. If fallplanting is in order, Johnson’s Gardens inCedarburg can assist with your transitionfrom summer planters to autumn seasonals.From mums to kale, fountain grass, orna-

mental peppers, pelosia and more, Johnson’s Gardens is a convenient stopfor expert advice, fall workshops and autumn décor.

In Wisconsin, no season goes without celebration – and Ozaukee Countycommunities celebrate fall in style. Kyotes Bar and Grill in Belgium is hold-ing its Oktoberfest Saturday, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Come on out and enjoy livemusic, a stein-holding competition, Hammerschlagen (a traditional Oktoberfest contest of pre-cision and strength) and vendors. On Friday, Oct. 4, the Cedarburg Chamber of Commerceinvites visitors to Witches & Warlocks Night Out – shop, dine, and enjoy the new fall seasonwith your coven.

Fall into Grafton, Oct. 4 and Oct. 5, celebrates with an Oktoberfest beer garden, live music anda pig roast Friday night hosted by Atlas BBQ. Saturday’s events begin with a Lions Club Break-fast Buffet, the Pumpkin Cross Bike Race at Lime Kiln Park and the annual Pumpkin Derby,scavenger hunt, pumpkin painting, cookie decorating, live entertainment, a free petting zoo,pony rides and more. Sahale Ale Works will hold its inaugu-ral Oktoberfest Fest Beer Tasting with Oktoberfest style beersand live polka.

The Ozaukee County Historical Society is celebrating itsAutumn at the Village fall festival Saturday, Oct. 5 at OzaukeeCounty Pioneer Village in Saukville. Enjoy a fun-filled fallafternoon in the country with blacksmithing, basket making,corn shelling, cooking on the wood stove, bread baking andmore for the whole family.

Festivals of Cedarburg hosts its eighth annual OktoberfestOct. 5 and Oct. 6, with delightful German games and enter-tainment, food, specialty beers, Cedar Creek Wines and Ger-man desserts. The festival also offers vendors, Cedarburgmerchants, a farmers market and the Milwaukee RegionPorsche Club of America with a variety of Porsches on display. Laugh along with the antics ofthe Live Glockenspiel (live cuckoo clock) and enjoy live German music and dance all weekendlong on the wooden dance floor, under tents in the true Oktoberfest style. On Oct. 5, BuechlerFarms in Belgium will host its fall festival of fun for the entire family, which includes pumpkinpicking, hayrides, kids’ events, face painting, a petting zoo, food and more.

The Thiensville-Mequon Lions Club will host its fifth-annual Applefest in Thiensville ParkSunday, Oct. 6. Applefest is a celebration of the autumn harvest and Ozaukee County’s appleheritage. The event will feature live music, along with vendors of fresh apples and apple cider,as well as other fall treats and crafts along with apple brats, apple pies, turnovers and otherfood and beverages. This is a family friendly event highlighted by hay rides, an apple pie bak-ing contest, coloring contest, polka contest, big wheel racing, and face painting.

Cedarburg artists open theirstudio doors to the public Oct. 11through Oct. 13 with a free, self-guided Covered Bridge Art StudioTour. Hosted by the CedarburgArtists Guild, the tour givesguests an up-close and personallook at the spaces that inspire the

work of more than 50 of Southeastern Wisconsin’s finestartists. Artists will be working during the event and arealways happy to stop what they’re doing to greet visitors,demonstrate their talents, talk with guests and sell their artwork to interested buyers. Therural drive between studios provides the beauty of farm fields, pumpkin patches, the LakeMichigan shoreline, rivers, picturesque small towns and even the last remaining wooden Cov-ered Bridge in Wisconsin. For a map and other event details visit cedarburgartistsguild.com.

Looking for a scary good time? The Haunt in Cedarburg will be open Friday and Saturdaynights from Oct. 11 through Oct. 26. The Haunt supports Ozaukee County 4-H and is indoors and

wheelchair accessible. For details visit cedarburghaunt.com. Harrington Beach State Park is hosting a Fall Harvest Hike Oct. 12. Walk

torch-lit trails and enjoy music and food at the Ansay Welcome Center. Musicbegins at 6:30 p.m. A state park vehicle admission sticker or daily fee isrequired. Don’t forget to bring your flashlights!

On Oct. 12, mosey on down to the Mushroom Shel-ter at Riveredge Nature Center for an evening of his-tory, river exploration and more to celebrate the life ofOscar Grady, the Saukville resident who built uniquestone structures on the portion of the nature centerthat was once his property. Naturalists will lead his-toric hikes to the Grady ruins along the MilwaukeeRiver, found hidden within the Riveredge property,

and volunteers from the Oscar Grady Library will provide tunes fromthe 1940s originally recorded in the town of Saukville. Picnic foodswill be available for purchase. Guests are encouraged to bring lawnchairs and blankets for this unique historical evening event.

Get yourself in shape to run from the Halloween monsters with theSaukville Scare 5K run/walk Oct. 19. This family- and pet-friendly Halloween event includes acostume contest, music, bounce house and pancake breakfast. Registration is $25 and includesa long-sleeve race shirt. Kids 10 and under are free, but can purchase a race shirt for $10.

On Oct, 25, Riveredge Nature Center offers an evening of Trails & Treats.Families are invit-ed to hike the Riveredge trails and visit educational stations along a 1-mile loop, learning fromcostumed woodland creatures and receiving candy-free treats as they go.Visit the RiveredgeNature Center website for more information about this and other fun fall activities.

The Cedarburg Cultural Center’s Gothic History Tours offer a “spirited” 90-minute guid-ed walking tour through some of Cedarburg’s most haunted historic stops on the eveningsof Oct. 18, Oct. 19 and Oct. 25. These themed events change every year and are sure to pro-vide a creepier perspective on this cute historic town. Explore Port Washington's darker sidewith their annual Ghost Walks, 90-minute excursions that explore ghost stories, sightingsand experiences in paranormal Port Washington the evenings of Oct. 25 and Oct. 26. Moreinformation about both tours can be found online. Make your reservations quickly as theysell out fast.

On Oct. 31, have fun on the spooky streets of downtown Cedarburg during the CedarburgChamber’s annual Pumpkin Walk. Carved lit pumpkins line thestreets, and costumed families creep through town enjoying the sitesand collecting treats from some store owners until 8 p.m.

The Belgium Fire Department will host its open house at the festi-val, offering fire truck rides and the Survive Alive House. MeetWaska, the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Department K9, and watchstove fire demonstrations and more. In the evening, adults are invit-ed to enjoy the band Whiskey Throttle.

For information on all of these activities and more, visit ozaukee-tourism.com and follow Ozaukee County Tourism on Facebook. On

behalf of the Ozaukee County Tourism Council, thank you for helping to make Ozaukee Coun-ty a wonderful place for all to live, work and visit.

Ozaukee County through a camera lens

Be a tourist in your own backyard

Bratt Woods, Grafton

Johnson’s Gardens, Cedarburg

By Kay DahlkeNews Graphic Features Editor

Taking inspiration from her life in ruralWisconsin, poet Carrie Voigt Schonhoffcaptures the spirit of her life in her

first book “TheLiminal Space.”

Voigt Schonhoffwrites of herexperiences inplaces she’s lived– Chicago, Dallas,Fort Worth, andwhen she becameengaged andmoved back toWisconsin. She’sthe daughter ofJerry and AliceVoigt of Cedar-burg, and said shewas definitelyinspired by her life in Wisconsin and grow-ing up in Cedarburg, where she lived fromage 1 until she left for college.

A poem in the book, “Parade,” reflects herexperience in Cedarburg’s small-town cele-brations.

“I used to twirl a baton all summer long,following the drum and bugle corps,the children on decorated bikes, tractors of

red, yellow, green.Or a convertible where the pageant winner

waved to her subjects.”Voigt Schonhoff’s husband passed away in

2012 of a pulmonary embolism, and much ofher writing is reflected in that experience.

“Writing about it was a sort of healingprocess. It did happen, and it’s part of me,part of my story,” she said. “I hope it helpspeople if they’re faced with their owntragedy.” She wants people to relate to herbook and know they’re not alone. Shedescribes her book as relatable, easy-to-read,an emotional journey.

Simon Van Booy, author of “The Illusionof Separateness,” said of her writing, “VoigtSchonhoff reinvents the Midwestern land-scape by revealing the extraordinary souls of

normal things, peo-ple and moments.There is wisdom inher that goesbeyond knowledge.”

She now lives inWaterloo with hertwo children, 17-year-old Sydneyand 14-year-old sonAustin, but returnsoften to her firsthome town.

She has previous-ly published workin The SolitaryPlover. “The Limi-nal Space” is herfirst full-length col-

lection of poems.Voigt Schonhoff will be signing copies of

“The Liminal Space” Friday at 6 p.m. at ARoom of One’s Own Bookstore, 315 W.Gorham St. in Madison, and Saturday at 2p.m. at Boswell Book Company, 2559 N. Down-er Ave. in Milwaukee.

SAUKVILLE — Library patrons of allages are invited to spend the day withMonarch Library System and memberlibraries for the third-annual Family Fron-tier Day at Pioneer Village Saturday from10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is an opportuni-ty to experience history come alive whileexploring over 24 restored buildings andstructures from pioneer liv-ing, dating from the 1840s toearly 1900s, complete with avariety of artifacts andantiques.

As guests walk thegrounds and explorebuildings, a fur trad-er, school teacher,rope maker andblacksmith will bedemonstrating the ways of earlyrural village life. Many of thesedemonstrations will include hands-onopportunities. Organizers encourageguests to immerse themselves in the experi-ence by dressing up as a pioneer. An abun-dance of family friendly activities will alsobe offered: pioneer games; a kid-sized logcabin building; pioneer-inspired toys andcrafts; pioneer songs and music by Jim andMarty Burch of the Big Cedar BluegrassBand; make your own rope; sample freshbutter; core, peel and slice apples; a scav-enger hunt; embroidery and weaving les-sons; and more. Sign up for embroidery atthe Welcome Table when registering (limit-ed to 24 participants). Food and refresh-ments will be available for purchase fromthe Ozaukee County Historical Society, as

well as fresh popcorn.Ozaukee County Pioneer Village is a 7.5-

acre historical park bordered byHawthorne Hills County Park, located onHighway I between the villages of Newburgand Saukville.

This free family event will be held rain orshine and includes both indoor and outdooractivities. Family Frontier Day at PioneerVillage is made possible by the collabora-tive effort of the Monarch Library System;public libraries of Dodge, Ozaukee, Sheboy-gan and Washington counties; Ozaukee

County Historical Society; and OzaukeeCounty Pioneer Village.To learn more about this free library

event, check outMonarch LibrarySystem AnnualEvents on Face-book, visit

w w w. m o n a r c h l i -braries.org or contact your local Monarchlibrary in Dodge, Ozaukee, Sheboygan orWashington counties.

Monarch Library System offers support-ing library services to the public libraries,and one institutional library, in four coun-ties in southeastern Wisconsin. MLS iscommitted to helping its libraries provideexceptional library service by providing its33 member libraries with internet access, ashared library database called MonarchCatalog, transporting of library materialsbetween libraries, assistance with fundingadditional library services such as GaleCourses and RBdigital (digital magazines)and much more.

Fall into Grafton

The Haunt, Cedarburg

Carrie Voigt Schonhoff

From life to the pages of a book Family Frontier Day at Pioneer Village

League of Women Voters elects new board4-H honors its leadersOzaukee County 4-H Leaders

Association held its annualrecognition banquet Sept. 15.

1. and 2. Mike Krummey andthe Ozaukee County Sheriff’sOffice received the Friend of 4-HAward. Krummey is instrumen-tal for its efforts with The Haunt,the organization’s largestfundraiser. The Sheriff’s Depart-ment was honored for its part-nership with 4-H. Acceptingawards for the Sheriff’s Depart-ment were Chantelle Engel andChristy Knowles.

3. and 4. The Rathkes andChristie Dieringer received Lead-ership Recognition Awards. SteveRathke involved with the Live-stock Association and JackieRathke, the leader of the LittleKohler club is very involved inthe county-wide rabbit project.Both are strong role models forthe youth in their clubs. ChristieDieringer is an 18-year leaderwith the Holy Cross 4-H Club andis involved with the small animalcommittee and the LivestockAssociation. She also works withthe 4-H Ambassadors.

Photos by Mark Justesen

1 3

2 4